McHarry family name history and map
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McHarry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 70 people named McHarry in Ireland; roughly one in every 63,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 42 women to 27 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McHarry in Ireland
The McHarrys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 71.4% of them (50 people). Next came Antrim (18) and Sligo (2).
McHarry average age in 1911
The average McHarry in 1911 was 35.3 years old, 35.7 for men and 35.0 for women; noticeably 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.
McHarry literacy in 1911
Of the McHarrys whose literacy was recorded, 81.8% could both read and write, 7.6% could read but not write, and 10.6% 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.
McHarry common first names
The most common male names were William (6), John, Robert, James and Andrew. For women it was Margaret (6), followed by Mary, Agnes, Alice and Marion.
McHarry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McHarrys was textile worker, 11.4% of them (8 people). Next came farm labourer (8.6%), scholar / student (8.6%), general labourer (7.1%) and farmer (5.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 17.1% of all McHarrys, followed by agriculture, general labourers and transport.
What religion is McHarry?
McHarrys were predominantly Presbyterian (75.7%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (11.4%) and Methodist (8.6%).
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McHarry statistics (1911)
Number: 70
Rank: 4,760
Average Age: 35
McHarry in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.