Murdoch family name history and map
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Murdoch in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 343 people named Murdoch in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 156 men and 184 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Murdoch in Ireland
Antrim was Murdoch country: 46.9% of them (161 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (129), Derry (20), Wexford (7) and Dublin (6).
Murdoch average age in 1911
The average Murdoch in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 27.9 for men and 29.8 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.
Murdoch literacy in 1911
Of the Murdoches whose literacy was recorded, 83.8% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 12.6% 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.
Murdoch common first names
The most common male names were John (25), William, Alexander, James and William John. For women it was Sarah (14), followed by Mary, Maggie, Agnes and Annie.
Murdoch occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Murdoch's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (73) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.5%), textile worker (7.3%), farm labourer (2.3%) and other maker / factory worker (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.1% of all Murdoches, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Murdoch?
The largest religious group among Murdoches was Presbyterian, at 46.9%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (39.4%), Roman Catholic (5.5%), Methodist (1.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.2%).
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Murdoch statistics (1911)
Number: 343
Rank: 1,758
Average Age: 29
Murdoch in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,927
Rank: 8,080
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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