Darrah family name history and map
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Darrah in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 66 people named Darrah in Ireland; roughly one in every 67,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 30 women.
Counties with Darrah in Ireland
The Darrahs were heavily concentrated in Derry, home to 60.6% of them (40 people). Next came Antrim (24), Down (1) and Dublin (1).
Darrah average age in 1911
The average Darrah in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 33.6 for men and 28.5 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.
Darrah literacy in 1911
Of the Darrahs whose literacy was recorded, 84.8% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 15.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88.9% reading and writing against 80% 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.
Darrah common first names
The most common male names were James (10), William, Robert, Samuel and Alexander. For women it was Elizabeth (4), followed by Hannah, Mary, Agnes and Augusta.
Darrah occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Darrahs was textile worker, 13.6% of them (9 people). Next came scholar / student (12.1%), dressmaker / milliner (6.1%), farm labourer (6.1%) and general labourer (6.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 24.2% of all Darrahs, followed by agriculture, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Darrah?
Most Darrahs, 57.6%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (31.8%) and Roman Catholic (10.6%).
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Darrah statistics (1911)
Number: 66
Rank: 4,897
Average Age: 31
Darrah in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,170
Rank: 9,765
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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