Merrick family name history and map
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Merrick in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 207 people named Merrick in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 102 men and 104 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Merrick in Ireland
Mayo was Merrick country: 32.4% of them (67 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (30), Sligo (26), Cork (23) and Dublin (17).
Merrick average age in 1911
The average Merrick in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 31.7 for men and 31.8 for women; slightly 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.
Merrick literacy in 1911
Of the Merricks whose literacy was recorded, 84.2% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 13.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87% reading and writing against 82.2% 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.
Merrick common first names
The most common male names were John (15), Patrick, Michael, William and Martin. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Merrick occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Merrick's census form was "Scholar"; 25.1% (52) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.9%), farm labourer (4.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.4%) and general labourer (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.7% of all Merricks, followed by professional, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Merrick?
Merricks were predominantly Roman Catholic (75.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (15%), Methodist (7.7%) and Presbyterian (1.4%).
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Merrick statistics (1911)
Number: 207
Rank: 2,449
Average Age: 32
Merrickin the USA (2020)
Number: 8,336
Rank: 4,131
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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