Mullarkey family name history and map
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Mullarkey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 668 people named Mullarkey in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 311 men and 356 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Mullarkey in Ireland
Mayo was Mullarkey country: 35.6% of them (238 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (208), Galway (153), Roscommon (46) and Fermanagh (11).
Mullarkey average age in 1911
The average Mullarkey in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 30.7 for men and 28.1 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Mullarkey literacy in 1911
Of the Mullarkeys whose literacy was recorded, 65.8% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 30.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 68.5% reading and writing against 63.5% 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.
Mullarkey common first names
The most common male names were John (53), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (59), followed by Bridget, Kate, Margaret and Ellen.
Mullarkey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Mullarkeys was farmer, 31.7% of them (212 people). Next came scholar / student (22.6%), general labourer (1.5%), farm labourer (1.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.4% of all Mullarkeys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Mullarkey?
Mullarkeys were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.9%).
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Mullarkey statistics (1911)
Number: 668
Rank: 1,062
Average Age: 29
Mullarkey in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,150
Rank: 22,865
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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