Corby family name history and map
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Corby in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 83 people named Corby in Ireland; roughly one in every 53,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 43 men and 40 women.
Counties with Corby in Ireland
The Corbys were heavily concentrated in Tipperary, home to 71.1% of them (59 people). Next came Cork (11), Leitrim (4), Dublin (3) and Cavan (2).
Corby average age in 1911
The average Corby in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 33.4 for men and 32.5 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.
Corby literacy in 1911
Of the Corbys whose literacy was recorded, 92.4% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 2.5% 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.
Corby common first names
The most common male names were John (8), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Johanna, Sarah, Bridget and Ellen.
Corby occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Corbys was farmer, 37.3% of them (31 people). Next came scholar / student (16.9%), farm labourer (4.8%), clerk / office worker (3.6%) and general labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 42.2% of all Corbys, followed by clerical & administration, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Corby?
Corbys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.2%) and Presbyterian (1.2%).
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Corby statistics (1911)
Number: 83
Rank: 4,322
Average Age: 33
Corby in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,941
Rank: 14,688
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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