Marcus family name history and map
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Marcus in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 178 people named Marcus in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 101 men to 77 women.
Counties with Marcus in Ireland
The Marcuses were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 70.8% of them (126 people). Next came Cork (21), Dublin (21), Fermanagh (5) and Derry (2).
Marcus average age in 1911
The average Marcus in 1911 was 24.6 years old, 22.3 for men and 27.5 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.
Marcus literacy in 1911
Of the Marcuses whose literacy was recorded, 79.7% could both read and write, 7.6% could read but not write, and 11.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84% reading and writing against 76.3% 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.
Marcus common first names
The most common male names were Samuel (9), William, David, Joseph and John. For women it was Jane (7), followed by Maggie, Agnes, Sarah and Annie.
Marcus occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Marcus's census form was "Scholar"; 27.5% (49) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (7.3%), farmer (6.2%), textile worker (4.5%) and farm labourer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.6% of all Marcuses, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Marcus?
Most Marcuses, 62.4%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Jewish (27%), Methodist (5.6%) and Anglican (2.8%).
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Marcus statistics (1911)
Number: 178
Rank: 2,697
Average Age: 25
Marcus in the USA (2020)
Number: 16,763
Rank: 2,096
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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