Roarty family name history and map
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Roarty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 264 people named Roarty in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 131 men and 133 women.
Counties with Roarty in Ireland
The Roartys were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 95.8% of them (253 people). Next came Derry (10) and Dublin (1).
Roarty average age in 1911
The average Roarty in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 28.7 for men and 30.0 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.
Roarty literacy in 1911
Of the Roartys whose literacy was recorded, 57.1% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 39.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 61.8% reading and writing against 52.1% of men. 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.
Roarty common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Patrick, James, Hugh and Michael. For women it was Mary (23), followed by Bridget, Maggie, Rose and Annie.
Roarty occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Roartys was farmer, 28% of them (74 people). Next came scholar / student (18.2%), domestic servant (4.5%), knitter / lace worker (3.8%) and farm labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.7% of all Roartys, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Roarty?
Roartys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.2% of them.
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Roarty statistics (1911)
Number: 264
Rank: 2,090
Average Age: 29
Roarty in the USA (2020)
Number: 466
Rank: 48,879
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.