Garrahy family name history and map
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Garrahy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 134 people named Garrahy in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 79 men to 55 women.
Counties with Garrahy in Ireland
The Garrahys were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 98.5% of them (132 people). Next came Kilkenny (2).
Garrahy average age in 1911
The average Garrahy in 1911 was 23.4 years old, 22.6 for men and 24.5 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.
Garrahy literacy in 1911
Of the Garrahys whose literacy was recorded, 74.6% could both read and write, 9% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 70.9% of men. 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.
Garrahy common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (17), Michael, James, John and Daniel. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Kate, Annie and Ellen.
Garrahy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Garrahy's census form was "Scholar"; 38.8% (52) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.9%), general labourer (3.7%), farm labourer (2.2%) and retired / pensioner (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.1% of all Garrahys, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Garrahy?
Garrahys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Garrahy statistics (1911)
Number: 134
Rank: 3,222
Average Age: 23
Garrahy in the USA (2020)
Number: 118
Rank: 143,511
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.