Carrothers family name history
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Carrothers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 106 people named Carrothers in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 55 men and 51 women.
Carrothers in Ireland in 1911
The Carrotherses were heavily concentrated in Fermanagh, home to 52.8% of them (56 people). Next came Antrim (22), Down (16), Tyrone (6) and Dublin (5).
Carrothers average age in 1911
The average Carrothers in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 32.8 for men and 33.1 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.
Carrothers literacy in 1911
Of the Carrotherses whose literacy was recorded, 90.5% could both read and write, 1% could read but not write, and 8.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92% reading and writing against 89.1% of men. 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.
Carrothers common first names
The most common male names were James (9), John, Henry, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Mary Jane and Margaret Jane.
Carrothers occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Carrotherses was farmer, 22.6% of them (24 people). Next came scholar / student (12.3%), farm labourer (6.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.7%) and clerk / office worker (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.2% of all Carrotherses, followed by retail & commerce, clerical & administration and general labourers.
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Carrothers statistics (1911)
106 in Ireland
3718 most common surname in Ireland
33 average age
Carrothersin the USA (2020)
831 in USA (2020)
30157 rank in USA (2020)
