Farry family name history and map
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Farry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 295 people named Farry in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 148 men and 145 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Farry in Ireland
Sligo was Farry country: 34.9% of them (103 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (86), Dublin (17), Roscommon (16) and Tyrone (16).
Farry average age in 1911
The average Farry in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 29.9 for men and 29.1 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.
Farry literacy in 1911
Of the Farrys whose literacy was recorded, 73.7% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 22.3% 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.
Farry common first names
The most common male names were James (22), Patrick, John, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Anne and Elizabeth.
Farry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Farrys was farmer, 22.7% of them (67 people). Next came scholar / student (16.9%), farm labourer (4.7%), domestic servant (3.4%) and general labourer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.8% of all Farrys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Farry?
Farrys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.3%) and Presbyterian (0.3%).
Farry statistics (1911)
Number: 295
Rank: 1,938
Average Age: 30
Farry in the USA (2020)
Number: 553
Rank: 42,249
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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