Argue family name history and map
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Argue in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 139 people named Argue in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 74 men and 65 women.
Counties with Argue in Ireland
The Argues were heavily concentrated in Cavan, home to 69.8% of them (97 people). Next came Armagh (14), Donegal (8), Dublin (8) and Down (5).
Argue average age in 1911
The average Argue in 1911 was 25.0 years old, 25.5 for men and 24.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Argue literacy in 1911
Of the Argues whose literacy was recorded, 83% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.3% reading and writing against 79% 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.
Argue common first names
The most common male names were John (11), James, Thomas, William and George. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Elizabeth and Esther.
Argue occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Argue's census form was "Scholar"; 28.1% (39) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), general labourer (4.3%), farm labourer (2.9%) and clerk / office worker (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.5% of all Argues, followed by general labourers, professional and food & drink.
What religion is Argue?
Argues were predominantly Anglican (72.7%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (24.5%), Methodist (1.4%) and Presbyterian (0.7%).
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Argue statistics (1911)
Number: 139
Rank: 3,143
Average Age: 25
Arguein the USA (2020)
Number: 740
Rank: 33,184
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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