Ma Carthy family name history and map
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Ma Carthy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 265 people named Ma Carthy in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 130 men and 135 women.
Counties with Ma Carthy in Ireland
The Ma Carthys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 60.4% of them (160 people). Next came Kerry (66), Antrim (9), Clare (6) and Limerick (6).
Ma Carthy average age in 1911
The average Ma Carthy in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 27.0 for men and 32.1 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.
Ma Carthy literacy in 1911
Of the Ma Carthys whose literacy was recorded, 71.8% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 24.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75% reading and writing against 68.8% 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.
Ma Carthy common first names
The most common male names were John (20), Patrick, James, Daniel and Denis. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Bridget and Kate.
Ma Carthy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ma Carthy's census form was "Scholar"; 18.5% (49) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.2%), farm labourer (7.9%), domestic servant (7.2%) and general labourer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.5% of all Ma Carthys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Ma Carthy?
Ma Carthys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.6%).
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Ma Carthy statistics (1911)
Number: 265
Rank: 2,087
Average Age: 30
Ma Carthy in the USA (2020)
Number: 224
Rank: 88,925
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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