Farrar family name history
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Farrar in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 132 people named Farrar in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 64 men and 68 women.
Counties with Farrar in Ireland
Wicklow was Farrar country: 30.3% of them (40 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (30), Carlow (11), Westmeath (11) and Kilkenny (10).
Farrar average age in 1911
The average Farrar in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 29.2 for men and 28.4 for women; a touch 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.
Farrar literacy in 1911
Of the Farrars whose literacy was recorded, 92.1% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 7.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 93.3% reading and writing against 91% 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.
Farrar common first names
The most common male names were John (11), William, Samuel, Thomas and George. For women it was Margaret (5), followed by Mary, Elizabeth, Ellen and Sarah.
Farrar occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Farrar's census form was "Scholar"; 16.7% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (4.5%), agent / manager (3%), farm labourer (3%) and gardener (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.4% of all Farrars, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and professional.
What religion is Farrar?
Farrars were predominantly Anglican (84.8%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (5.3%), Baptist (4.5%) and Roman Catholic (4.5%).
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Farrar statistics (1911)
Number: 132
Rank: 3,254
Average Age: 29
Farrarin the USA (2020)
Number: 13,925
Rank: 2,524
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
