Sharry family name history and map
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Sharry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 108 people named Sharry in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 51 men and 56 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sharry in Ireland
The Sharrys were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 56.5% of them (61 people). Next came Westmeath (26), Galway (15), Dublin (1) and Fermanagh (1).
Sharry average age in 1911
The average Sharry in 1911 was 31.7 years old, 30.7 for men and 32.6 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.
Sharry literacy in 1911
Of the Sharrys whose literacy was recorded, 78.4% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 19.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.1% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Sharry common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Lizzie and Margaret.
Sharry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Sharrys was farmer, 25% of them (27 people). Next came scholar / student (19.4%), baker / confectioner (3.7%), clergy / religious (1.9%) and farm labourer (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.9% of all Sharrys, followed by food & drink, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Sharry?
Sharrys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
Sharry statistics (1911)
Number: 108
Rank: 3,680
Average Age: 32
Sharry in the USA (2020)
Number: 331
Rank: 64,820
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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