Marchant family name history and map

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Marchant in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 31 people named Marchant in Ireland: 14 men and 16 women.

Counties with Marchant in Ireland

Most Marchants were found in Dublin (20), with smaller numbers in Down (4), Cork (2), Leitrim (1) and Louth (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Marchant average age in 1911

The average Marchant in 1911 was 30.5 years old, though with only 31 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Marchant literacy in 1911

Of the Marchants whose literacy was recorded, 90.3% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 9.7% could do neither.

Marchant common first names

Among the Marchants were men named Alfred, Cecil George, Charles, Charles George and Dudley W and women named Alicia, Doris Muriel, Edith, Edith Beatrice and Eileen M.

Marchant occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Marchant's census form was "Scholar"; 22.6% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clerk / office worker (12.9%), general labourer (6.5%), clergy / religious (3.2%) and laundress (3.2%).

What religion is Marchant?

Marchants were predominantly Anglican (77.4%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (12.9%) and Roman Catholic (9.7%).

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Marchant statistics (1911)

Number: 31
Rank: 7,482
Average Age: 31

Marchant in the USA (2020)

Number: 5,732
Rank: 5,814

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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