Ferry family name history and map
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Ferry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,124 people named Ferry in Ireland, about 0.026% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 721st most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 582 men and 541 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Ferry in Ireland
The Ferrys were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 90.5% of them (1,017 people). Next came Tyrone (42), Derry (34), Antrim (10) and Dublin (5).
Ferry average age in 1911
The average Ferry in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 28.6 for men and 29.8 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.
Ferry literacy in 1911
Of the Ferrys whose literacy was recorded, 50.9% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 43.5% 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.
Ferry common first names
The most common male names were John (79), James, Patrick, Daniel and Hugh. For women it was Mary (109), followed by Bridget, Annie, Kate and Ellen.
Ferry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Ferrys was farmer, 25.7% of them (289 people). Next came scholar / student (21.5%), farm labourer (5.3%), domestic servant (4.8%) and general labourer (1.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.4% of all Ferrys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Ferry?
Ferrys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.7%), Presbyterian (0.4%) and Protestant (0.2%).
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Ferry statistics (1911)
Number: 1,124
Rank: 721
Average Age: 29
Ferryin the USA (2020)
Number: 9,655
Rank: 3,596
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
