Loughridge family name history
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Loughridge in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 115 people named Loughridge in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 59 men and 56 women.
Counties with Loughridge in Ireland
The Loughridges were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 87.8% of them (101 people). Next came Derry (8), Dublin (3), Down (2) and Cork (1).
Loughridge average age in 1911
The average Loughridge in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 35.1 for men and 28.4 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.
Loughridge literacy in 1911
Of the Loughridges whose literacy was recorded, 81.7% could both read and write, 6.4% could read but not write, and 11.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.2% reading and writing against 78.8% 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.
Loughridge common first names
The most common male names were James (9), William, John, Thomas and Alexander. For women it was Elizabeth (5), followed by Mary, Lizzie, Agnes and Annie.
Loughridge occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Loughridge's census form was "Scholar"; 16.5% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), farm labourer (5.2%), metal worker / engineer (4.3%) and blacksmith / smith (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.3% of all Loughridges, followed by metal & engineering, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Loughridge?
Most Loughridges, 66.1%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (19.1%), Unitarian (5.2%), Roman Catholic (4.3%) and Moravian (3.5%).
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Loughridge statistics (1911)
Number: 115
Rank: 3,542
Average Age: 32
Loughridgein the USA (2020)
Number: 902
Rank: 28,173
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
