Moriarty family name history and map
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Moriarty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,608 people named Moriarty in Ireland, about 0.06% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 338th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,344 men and 1,262 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Moriarty in Ireland
The Moriartys were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 86.7% of them (2,260 people). Next came Cork (120), Limerick (64), Tipperary (39) and Dublin (37).
Moriarty average age in 1911
The average Moriarty in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.8 for men and 28.9 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.
Moriarty literacy in 1911
Of the Moriartys whose literacy was recorded, 73.8% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 23.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.3% reading and writing against 72.1% 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.
Moriarty common first names
The most common male names were John (247), Michael, Patrick, James and Daniel. For women it was Mary (263), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Margaret and Catherine.
Moriarty occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Moriarty's census form was "Scholar"; 23.6% (616) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.4%), farm labourer (4.8%), general labourer (4%) and domestic servant (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.5% of all Moriartys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Moriarty?
Moriartys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.2%).
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Moriarty statistics (1911)
Number: 2,608
Rank: 338
Average Age: 29
Moriarty in the USA (2020)
Number: 9,750
Rank: 3,567
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
