Doherty family name history and map
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Doherty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 17,599 people named Doherty in Ireland, about 0.402% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 15th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 8,737 men and 8,845 women. (A small number, 17, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Doherty in Ireland
Donegal was Doherty country: 44.4% of them (7,816 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (2,548), Mayo (1,128), Antrim (826) and Tyrone (674).
Doherty average age in 1911
The average Doherty in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 29.4 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.
Doherty literacy in 1911
Of the Dohertys whose literacy was recorded, 68.7% could both read and write, 5.4% could read but not write, and 25.8% 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.
Doherty common first names
The most common male names were John (1,277), Patrick, James, Michael and William. For women it was Mary (1,341), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Catherine and Annie.
Doherty occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Doherty's census form was "Scholar"; 19.8% (3,485) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.9%), farm labourer (4.3%), general labourer (3.2%) and seamstress (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.7% of all Dohertys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Doherty?
Dohertys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.8%), Presbyterian (1.6%), Methodist (0.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.1%).
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Doherty statistics (1911)
Number: 17,599
Rank: 15
Average Age: 30
Dohertyin the USA (2020)
Number: 26,897
Rank: 1,280
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
