Fitzroy family name history and map
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Fitzroy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 62 people named Fitzroy in Ireland; roughly one in every 71,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 34 women.
Counties with Fitzroy in Ireland
Dublin was Fitzroy country: 29% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Laois (9), Wicklow (9), Down (8) and Offaly (6).
Fitzroy average age in 1911
The average Fitzroy in 1911 was 22.2 years old, 24.8 for men and 20.1 for women; noticeably 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.
Fitzroy literacy in 1911
Of the Fitzroys whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 8.1% could read but not write, and 9.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.7% reading and writing against 79.4% 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.
Fitzroy common first names
The most common male names were George (4), Thomas, James, John and Arthur. For women it was Dorothy (2), followed by Jane, Mary, Abigail and Alice.
Fitzroy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Fitzroy's census form was "Scholar"; 25.8% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), clerk / office worker (4.8%), porter / messenger (4.8%) and carpenter / joiner (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.1% of all Fitzroys, followed by clerical & administration, transport and building & construction.
What religion is Fitzroy?
Fitzroys were predominantly Anglican (83.9%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (12.9%), Methodist (1.6%) and Non-Conformist (1.6%).
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Fitzroy statistics (1911)
Number: 62
Rank: 5,082
Average Age: 22
Fitzroyin the USA (2020)
Number: 234
Rank: 85,854
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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