Muir family name history and map
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Muir in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 94 people named Muir in Ireland; roughly one in every 47,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 46 men and 48 women.
Counties with Muir in Ireland
Down was Muir country: 34% of them (32 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (28), Dublin (10), Limerick (6) and Clare (5).
Muir average age in 1911
The average Muir in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 32.5 for men and 31.2 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.
Muir literacy in 1911
Of the Muirs whose literacy was recorded, 89.2% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 8.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 93.5% reading and writing against 85.1% 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.
Muir common first names
The most common male names were John (7), James, Alexander, William and Robert. For women it was Sarah (3), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Ellen and Helen.
Muir occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Muir's census form was "Scholar"; 12.8% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (8.5%), clerk / office worker (5.3%), general labourer (4.3%) and farmer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 12.8% of all Muirs, followed by domestic service, agriculture and clerical & administration.
What religion is Muir?
Most Muirs, 53.2%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.7%), Roman Catholic (12.8%) and Congregationalist (5.3%).
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Muir statistics (1911)
Number: 94
Rank: 4,016
Average Age: 32
Muir in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,239
Rank: 3,123
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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