Darmody family name history and map
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Darmody in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 315 people named Darmody in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 164 men and 151 women.
Counties with Darmody in Ireland
Tipperary was Darmody country: 47.9% of them (151 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kilkenny (59), Mayo (40), Carlow (22) and Galway (17).
Darmody average age in 1911
The average Darmody in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 30.3 for men and 32.0 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.
Darmody literacy in 1911
Of the Darmodys whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 19% 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.
Darmody common first names
The most common male names were John (34), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (45), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Johanna.
Darmody occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Darmodys was farmer, 24.1% of them (76 people). Next came scholar / student (20%), farm labourer (7.6%), domestic servant (3.2%) and general labourer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 32.4% of all Darmodys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Darmody?
Darmodys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.7% of them.
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Darmody statistics (1911)
Number: 315
Rank: 1,853
Average Age: 31
Darmody in the USA (2020)
Number: 396
Rank: 55,864
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
