Cherry family name history and map
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Cherry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 454 people named Cherry in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,700 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 251 women to 203 men.
Counties with Cherry in Ireland
Down was Cherry country: 30% of them (136 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (115), Dublin (48), Armagh (43) and Clare (29).
Cherry average age in 1911
The average Cherry in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 28.2 for men and 29.8 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Cherry literacy in 1911
Of the Cherrys whose literacy was recorded, 77.8% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 17.5% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Cherry common first names
The most common male names were John (33), James, William, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Agnes, Sarah, Margaret and Annie.
Cherry occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cherry's census form was "Scholar"; 24.2% (110) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.9%), textile worker (7%), general labourer (2.9%) and other maker / factory worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.6% of all Cherrys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Cherry?
The largest religious group among Cherrys was Anglican, at 34.4%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (26.9%), Roman Catholic (26.2%), Unitarian (5.9%) and Methodist (3.7%).
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Cherry statistics (1911)
Number: 454
Rank: 1,435
Average Age: 29
Cherry in the USA (2020)
Number: 34,179
Rank: 1,005
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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