Ferriter family name history
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Ferriter in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 119 people named Ferriter in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 63 men and 56 women.
Counties with Ferriter in Ireland
The Ferriters were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 98.3% of them (117 people). Next came Cork (1) and Tipperary (1).
Ferriter average age in 1911
The average Ferriter in 1911 was 24.1 years old, 22.8 for men and 25.4 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.
Ferriter literacy in 1911
Of the Ferriters whose literacy was recorded, 73% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 24.3% 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.
Ferriter common first names
The most common male names were John (15), Michael, Thomas, James and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Kate.
Ferriter occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ferriter's census form was "Scholar"; 26.1% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.5%), general labourer (10.9%), domestic servant (1.7%) and tailor (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.5% of all Ferriters, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Ferriter?
Ferriters were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Ferriter statistics (1911)
Number: 119
Rank: 3,468
Average Age: 24
Ferriterin the USA (2020)
Number: 559
Rank: 41,891
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
