Corr family name history and map
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Corr in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,611 people named Corr in Ireland, about 0.037% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 539th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 822 men and 788 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Corr in Ireland
Tyrone was Corr country: 25.3% of them (408 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (205), Antrim (176), Armagh (171) and Cavan (134).
Corr average age in 1911
The average Corr in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 30.5 for men and 30.2 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.
Corr literacy in 1911
Of the Corrs whose literacy was recorded, 77.6% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 17.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.1% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Corr common first names
The most common male names were John (125), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (111), followed by Bridget, Annie, Ellen and Catherine.
Corr occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Corr's census form was "Scholar"; 18.1% (292) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.2%), general labourer (3.8%), farm labourer (3.7%) and textile worker (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.2% of all Corrs, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Corr?
Corrs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3%), Methodist (0.9%) and Presbyterian (0.4%).
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Corr statistics (1911)
Number: 1,611
Rank: 539
Average Age: 30
Corr in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,879
Rank: 10,614
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
