Docherty family name history and map
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Docherty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Docherty in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 29 men and 24 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Docherty in Ireland
Down was Docherty country: 37% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (10), Cork (6), Donegal (6) and Derry (4).
Docherty average age in 1911
The average Docherty in 1911 was 24.2 years old, 23.9 for men and 24.5 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Docherty literacy in 1911
Of the Dochertys whose literacy was recorded, 68% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 30% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 69.6% reading and writing against 66.7% 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.
Docherty common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Thomas, James, Edward and Hugh. For women it was Margaret (4), followed by Annie, Mary, Mary Patricia and Agnes Lenore.
Docherty occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Docherty's census form was "Scholar"; 22.2% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (3.7%), general labourer (3.7%), metal worker / engineer (3.7%) and other public service (3.7%). Grouped by sector, metal & engineering accounted for 5.6% of all Dochertys, followed by building & construction, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Docherty?
The largest religious group among Dochertys was Roman Catholic, at 40.7%. The remainder were mostly Methodist (22.2%), Presbyterian (20.4%) and Anglican (13%).
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Docherty statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 24
Docherty in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,396
Rank: 19,386
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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