McGarrity family name history and map
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McGarrity in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 220 people named McGarrity in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 104 men and 116 women.
Counties with McGarrity in Ireland
Tyrone was McGarrity country: 45.9% of them (101 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (50), Fermanagh (23), Louth (19) and Armagh (8).
McGarrity average age in 1911
The average McGarrity in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 27.8 for men and 31.1 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.
McGarrity literacy in 1911
Of the McGarritys whose literacy was recorded, 66.7% could both read and write, 8.7% could read but not write, and 24.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 68.7% reading and writing against 64.4% 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.
McGarrity common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Patrick, Edward, James and Michael. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Margaret, Catherine, Annie and Maggie.
McGarrity occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGarrity's census form was "Scholar"; 23.2% (51) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20.5%), domestic servant (3.6%), farm labourer (3.2%) and textile worker (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.1% of all McGarritys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and building & construction.
What religion is McGarrity?
McGarritys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.2%) and Presbyterian (0.9%).
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McGarrity statistics (1911)
Number: 220
Rank: 2,358
Average Age: 30
McGarrity in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,116
Rank: 23,473
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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