McGrory family name history and map
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McGrory in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 493 people named McGrory in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 244 men and 249 women.
Counties with McGrory in Ireland
Donegal was McGrory country: 49.7% of them (245 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (58), Fermanagh (55), Monaghan (37) and Armagh (33).
McGrory average age in 1911
The average McGrory in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 27.3 for men and 29.7 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
McGrory literacy in 1911
Of the McGrorys whose literacy was recorded, 68.2% could both read and write, 6.6% could read but not write, and 25.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 69.4% reading and writing against 67.1% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
McGrory common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (35), John, James, Michael and Edward. For women it was Mary (35), followed by Bridget, Sarah, Anne and Ellen.
McGrory occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGrory's census form was "Scholar"; 20.3% (100) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.7%), farm labourer (5.3%), general labourer (3.4%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.1% of all McGrorys, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is McGrory?
McGrorys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.1%), Presbyterian (1.2%) and Salvation Army (0.8%).
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McGrory statistics (1911)
Number: 493
Rank: 1,370
Average Age: 29
McGrory in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,153
Rank: 22,806
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.