Farquhar family name history and map
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Farquhar in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 93 people named Farquhar in Ireland; roughly one in every 47,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 45 men and 48 women.
Counties with Farquhar in Ireland
Antrim was Farquhar country: 46.2% of them (43 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (25), Dublin (13), Down (6) and Tyrone (6).
Farquhar average age in 1911
The average Farquhar in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 29.7 for men and 32.9 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.
Farquhar literacy in 1911
Of the Farquhars whose literacy was recorded, 83.5% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 13.2% 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.
Farquhar common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, Robert, William and Alexander. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Sarah, Margaret, Elizabeth and Ellen.
Farquhar occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Farquhars was farmer, 25.8% of them (24 people). Next came scholar / student (14%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.3%), general labourer (3.2%) and dressmaker / milliner (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.8% of all Farquhars, followed by professional, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Farquhar?
Most Farquhars, 62.4%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (19.4%), Roman Catholic (6.5%), Plymouth Brethren (5.4%) and Protestant (4.3%).
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Farquhar statistics (1911)
Number: 93
Rank: 4,045
Average Age: 31
Farquhar in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,572
Rank: 11,668
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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