McRory family name history
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McRory in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 161 people named McRory in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 91 women to 70 men.
Counties with McRory in Ireland
Antrim was McRory country: 32.3% of them (52 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (33), Down (31), Derry (24) and Dublin (13).
McRory average age in 1911
The average McRory in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 34.2 for men and 29.3 for women; slightly older 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.
McRory literacy in 1911
Of the McRorys whose literacy was recorded, 80% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 17.4% 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.
McRory common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Michael, Patrick, Bernard and Edward. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Annie, Ellen, Elizabeth and Lizzie.
McRory occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McRorys was farmer, 11.8% of them (19 people). Next came scholar / student (11.8%), textile worker (8.1%), metal worker / engineer (4.3%) and domestic servant (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.8% of all McRorys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and professional.
What religion is McRory?
Most McRorys, 60.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (29.8%) and Anglican (9.9%).
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McRory statistics (1911)
Number: 161
Rank: 2,872
Average Age: 31
McRoryin the USA (2020)
Number: 214
Rank: 92,231
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
