Magorrian family name history and map

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Magorrian

Magorrian in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 45 people named Magorrian in Ireland: 21 men and 24 women.

Counties with Magorrian in Ireland

Most Magorrians were found in Down (42), with smaller numbers in Antrim (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Magorrian average age in 1911

The average Magorrian in 1911 was 27.0 years old, though with only 45 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Magorrian literacy in 1911

Of the Magorrians whose literacy was recorded, 82.2% could both read and write, 6.7% could read but not write, and 11.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 81% of men.

Magorrian common first names

Among the Magorrians were men named John (4), Patrick (3), James (2), William (2) and Allen and women named Elizabeth (4), Margaret (2), Mary (2), Sarah (2) and Annie.

Magorrian occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Magorrian's census form was "Scholar"; 28.9% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.3%), general labourer (6.7%), domestic servant (4.4%) and textile worker (4.4%).

What religion is Magorrian?

Magorrians were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (2.2%).

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Magorrian statistics (1911)

Number: 45
Rank: 6,141
Average Age: 27

Magorrian in the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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