Faragher family name history and map
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Faragher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Faragher in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 40 men and 36 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Faragher in Ireland
The Faraghers were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 62.3% of them (48 people). Next came Galway (24) and Dublin (5).
Faragher average age in 1911
The average Faragher in 1911 was 27.6 years old, 30.6 for men and 24.4 for women; a touch 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.
Faragher literacy in 1911
Of the Faraghers whose literacy was recorded, 66.2% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 29.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 68.4% reading and writing against 63.6% 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.
Faragher common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Michael, Thomas, James and Martin. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Celia and Delia.
Faragher occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Faragher's census form was "Scholar"; 22.1% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20.8%), no occupation / dependent (5.2%), general labourer (3.9%) and sailor / dock worker (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.1% of all Faraghers, followed by no occupation / dependent, transport and general labourers.
What religion is Faragher?
Faraghers were predominantly Roman Catholic (89.6%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.2%).
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Faragher statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 28
Faragher in the USA (2020)
Number: 317
Rank: 67,188
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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