Guiry family name history and map
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Guiry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 300 people named Guiry in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 148 men and 152 women.
Counties with Guiry in Ireland
Waterford was Guiry country: 46.3% of them (139 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (81), Limerick (66), Dublin (4) and Cork (3).
Guiry average age in 1911
The average Guiry in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 29.7 for men and 29.4 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.
Guiry literacy in 1911
Of the Guirys whose literacy was recorded, 71.6% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 26.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 73.9% reading and writing against 69.4% 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.
Guiry common first names
The most common male names were Michael (26), Patrick, John, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (24), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Ellen.
Guiry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Guirys was farmer, 17.3% of them (52 people). Next came scholar / student (17%), general labourer (6.3%), farm labourer (5.7%) and domestic servant (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23% of all Guirys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Guiry?
Guirys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Guiry statistics (1911)
Number: 300
Rank: 1,914
Average Age: 30
Guiry in the USA (2020)
Number: 161
Rank: 115,151
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.