McGorry family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
McGorry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 104 people named McGorry in Ireland; roughly one in every 42,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 57 men to 46 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGorry in Ireland
Cavan was McGorry country: 44.2% of them (46 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (25), Antrim (10), Monaghan (9) and Derry (4).
McGorry average age in 1911
The average McGorry in 1911 was 34.6 years old, 33.6 for men and 35.8 for women; noticeably older 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.
McGorry literacy in 1911
Of the McGorrys whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 11.9% could read but not write, and 8.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.9% reading and writing against 73.3% 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.
McGorry common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (8), James, John, Bernard and Michael. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Eliza, Maggie and Mary Anne.
McGorry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McGorrys was farmer, 26.9% of them (28 people). Next came scholar / student (19.2%), farm labourer (6.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%) and dressmaker / milliner (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.7% of all McGorrys, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is McGorry?
McGorrys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99% of them.
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of McGorry. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
McGorry statistics (1911)
Number: 104
Rank: 3,758
Average Age: 35
McGorry in the USA (2020)
Number: 339
Rank: 63,550
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
Ref: mcgorry
Places
Also see...
No data was found