Mulry family name history
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Mulry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 116 people named Mulry in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 59 men and 57 women.
Counties with Mulry in Ireland
Galway was Mulry country: 49.1% of them (57 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (36), Longford (13) and Westmeath (10).
Mulry average age in 1911
The average Mulry in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 32.4 for men and 29.4 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.
Mulry literacy in 1911
Of the Mulrys whose literacy was recorded, 75% could both read and write, 6.9% could read but not write, and 18.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Mulry common first names
The most common male names were Michael (9), Patrick, Thomas, John and Bernard. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Catherine.
Mulry occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Mulrys was farmer, 37.9% of them (44 people). Next came scholar / student (21.6%), textile worker (2.6%), general labourer (1.7%) and blacksmith / smith (0.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 37.9% of all Mulrys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Mulry?
Mulrys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Mulry statistics (1911)
116 in Ireland
3,521 most common surname in Ireland
31 average age
Mulryin the USA (2020)
497 in USA (2020)
46,253 rank in USA (2020)
