O'Ryan family name history and map
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O'Ryan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 90 people named O'Ryan in Ireland; roughly one in every 49,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 57 women to 33 men.
Counties with O'Ryan in Ireland
Tipperary was O'Ryan country: 42.2% of them (38 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (11), Limerick (10), Down (6) and Wexford (6).
O'Ryan average age in 1911
The average O'Ryan in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 32.5 for men and 34.5 for women; noticeably older 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.
O'Ryan literacy in 1911
Of the O'Ryans whose literacy was recorded, 92% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 6.8% 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.
O'Ryan common first names
The most common male names were James (5), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and John Francis. For women it was Margaret (7), followed by Mary, Catherine, Agnes and Ellen.
O'Ryan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among O'Ryans was farmer, 14.4% of them (13 people). Next came scholar / student (12.2%), clergy / religious (5.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.6%) and clerk / office worker (4.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.8% of all O'Ryans, followed by professional, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is O'Ryan?
O'Ryans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.8%).
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O'Ryan statistics (1911)
Number: 90
Rank: 4,120
Average Age: 34
O'Ryanin the USA (2020)
Number: 349
Rank: 62,049
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
