Larke family name history and map
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Larke in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 69 people named Larke in Ireland; roughly one in every 64,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 37 men and 32 women.
Counties with Larke in Ireland
Offaly was Larke country: 40.6% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Laois (14), Dublin (8), Waterford (8) and Wexford (8).
Larke average age in 1911
The average Larke in 1911 was 26.9 years old, 27.7 for men and 25.9 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.
Larke literacy in 1911
Of the Larkes whose literacy was recorded, 75% could both read and write, 1.5% could read but not write, and 20.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 69.4% 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.
Larke common first names
The most common male names were George (7), John, Thomas, Edward and Anthony. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Elizabeth, Caroline, Rebecca and Anna Francis.
Larke occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Larke's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20.3%), farm labourer (4.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.3%) and general labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.6% of all Larkes, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Larke?
Most Larkes, 60.9%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (39.1%).
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Larke statistics (1911)
Number: 69
Rank: 4,801
Average Age: 27
Larkein the USA (2020)
Number: 527
Rank: 44,004
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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