Loughry family name history and map
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Loughry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 74 people named Loughry in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 39 men and 35 women.
Counties with Loughry in Ireland
Galway was Loughry country: 33.8% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Clare (10), Derry (8), Donegal (7) and Longford (6).
Loughry average age in 1911
The average Loughry in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 29.3 for men and 30.3 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.
Loughry literacy in 1911
Of the Loughrys whose literacy was recorded, 72.5% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 21.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.8% reading and writing against 66.7% 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.
Loughry common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Kate, Margaret, Anne and Anny Mary.
Loughry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Loughrys was farmer, 31.1% of them (23 people). Next came scholar / student (13.5%), farm labourer (6.8%), no occupation / dependent (5.4%) and agent / manager (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 37.8% of all Loughrys, followed by no occupation / dependent, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Loughry?
Loughrys were predominantly Roman Catholic (87.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (12.2%).
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Loughry statistics (1911)
Number: 74
Rank: 4,607
Average Age: 30
Loughry in the USA (2020)
Number: 881
Rank: 28,736
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.