Merritt family name history and map
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Merritt in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Merritt in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 38 men to 20 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Merritt in Ireland
Cork was Merritt country: 37.3% of them (22 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (10), Dublin (7), Clare (5) and Tipperary (5).
Merritt average age in 1911
The average Merritt in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 30.5 for men and 29.0 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Merritt literacy in 1911
Of the Merritts whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 10.7% could do neither. 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.
Merritt common first names
The most common male names were William (8), John, Thomas, Charles and Joseph. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Allice Maud, Anne, Bridget and Ellen.
Merritt occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Merritt's census form was "Scholar"; 22% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (6.8%), fisherman (6.8%), general labourer (6.8%) and other maker / factory worker (6.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.2% of all Merritts, followed by building & construction, fishing and general labourers.
What religion is Merritt?
The largest religious group among Merritts was Anglican, at 45.8%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (44.1%), Methodist (3.4%) and Presbyterian (1.7%).
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Merritt statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 30
Merritt in the USA (2020)
Number: 43,857
Rank: 772
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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