Moffatt family name history and map
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Moffatt in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 649 people named Moffatt in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 315 men and 333 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Moffatt in Ireland
Down had the largest share of Moffatts, 16% (104 people). Next came Sligo (86), Tyrone (82), Antrim (70) and Dublin (55).
Moffatt average age in 1911
The average Moffatt in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 28.7 for men and 27.9 for women; a touch 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.
Moffatt literacy in 1911
Of the Moffatts whose literacy was recorded, 80.8% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 15.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.7% reading and writing against 78.9% 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.
Moffatt common first names
The most common male names were John (39), James, William, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (26), followed by Annie, Bridget, Elizabeth and Catherine.
Moffatt occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Moffatt's census form was "Scholar"; 22.3% (145) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.4%), general labourer (2.8%) and farm labourer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.5% of all Moffatts, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Moffatt?
The largest religious group among Moffatts was Roman Catholic, at 35.9%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.4%), Presbyterian (26.8%), Baptist (2%) and Methodist (2%).
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Moffatt statistics (1911)
Number: 649
Rank: 1,089
Average Age: 28
Moffatt in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,455
Rank: 7,224
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
