Mulroe family name history
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Mulroe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 164 people named Mulroe in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 78 men and 86 women.
Counties with Mulroe in Ireland
The Mulroes were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 61% of them (100 people). Next came Mayo (64).
Mulroe average age in 1911
The average Mulroe in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 26.5 for men and 29.0 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.
Mulroe literacy in 1911
Of the Mulroes whose literacy was recorded, 63.5% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 34.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 66.3% reading and writing against 60.3% 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.
Mulroe common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Patrick, Martin, Thomas and James. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Maggie and Annie.
Mulroe occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Mulroes was farmer, 22.6% of them (37 people). Next came scholar / student (17.1%), herd / dairy worker (3.7%), farm labourer (2.4%) and textile worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.7% of all Mulroes, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and transport.
What religion is Mulroe?
Mulroes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Mulroe statistics (1911)
164 in Ireland
2,849 most common surname in Ireland
28 average age
Mulroein the USA (2020)
162 in USA (2020)
114,613 rank in USA (2020)
