Garry family name history and map
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Garry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 661 people named Garry in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 344 men and 316 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Garry in Ireland
Meath was Garry country: 26.8% of them (177 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Clare (94), Westmeath (90), Mayo (61) and Offaly (45).
Garry average age in 1911
The average Garry in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 28.9 for men and 29.9 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.
Garry literacy in 1911
Of the Garrys whose literacy was recorded, 80.2% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 16.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.5% reading and writing against 78.7% 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.
Garry common first names
The most common male names were John (48), Thomas, Patrick, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (54), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Anne and Annie.
Garry occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Garry's census form was "Scholar"; 22.1% (146) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.9%), farm labourer (5%), general labourer (4.8%) and domestic servant (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.2% of all Garrys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Garry?
Garrys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (0.5%) and Anglican (0.2%).
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Garry statistics (1911)
Number: 661
Rank: 1,071
Average Age: 29
Garry in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,246
Rank: 9,578
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
