Murdy family name history and map
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Murdy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Murdy in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 41 men and 36 women.
Counties with Murdy in Ireland
Cavan was Murdy country: 36.4% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (13), Tyrone (9), Derry (8) and Dublin (6).
Murdy average age in 1911
The average Murdy in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 25.7 for men and 28.7 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.
Murdy literacy in 1911
Of the Murdys whose literacy was recorded, 73.2% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 21.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.3% reading and writing against 69.7% 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.
Murdy common first names
The most common male names were James (5), John, Joseph, George and Robert. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Margaret, Mary Ann, Prudence and Alice.
Murdy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Murdy's census form was "Scholar"; 26% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.4%), clerk / office worker (3.9%), domestic servant (3.9%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Murdys, followed by domestic service, clerical & administration and professional.
What religion is Murdy?
Murdys were predominantly Anglican (88.3%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (7.8%) and Presbyterian (3.9%).
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Murdy statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 27
Murdyin the USA (2020)
Number: 471
Rank: 48,441
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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