Cafferty family name history and map
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Cafferty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 284 people named Cafferty in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 139 men and 145 women.
Counties with Cafferty in Ireland
Leitrim was Cafferty country: 35.2% of them (100 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (85), Sligo (62), Donegal (21) and Down (6).
Cafferty average age in 1911
The average Cafferty in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.9 for men and 28.6 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.
Cafferty literacy in 1911
Of the Caffertys whose literacy was recorded, 73.1% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 22.5% 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.
Cafferty common first names
The most common male names were John (22), Patrick, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (24), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Maggie and Margaret.
Cafferty occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Caffertys was farmer, 26.1% of them (74 people). Next came scholar / student (23.2%), farm labourer (2.5%), general labourer (2.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.9% of all Caffertys, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Cafferty?
Caffertys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Cafferty statistics (1911)
Number: 284
Rank: 1,999
Average Age: 29
Cafferty in the USA (2020)
Number: 838
Rank: 29,943
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.