Petrie family name history and map
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Petrie in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 103 people named Petrie in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 48 men and 55 women.
Counties with Petrie in Ireland
Antrim was Petrie country: 37.9% of them (39 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (23), Dublin (14), Mayo (14) and Galway (3).
Petrie average age in 1911
The average Petrie in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.4 for men and 29.2 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.
Petrie literacy in 1911
Of the Petries whose literacy was recorded, 87.1% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 9.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92.5% reading and writing against 81.2% 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.
Petrie common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, James, David and Alexander. For women it was Annie (5), followed by Elizabeth, Isabella, Jessie and Lizzie.
Petrie occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Petrie's census form was "Scholar"; 18.4% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (4.9%), farmer (3.9%), sailor / dock worker (3.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 8.7% of all Petries, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and transport.
What religion is Petrie?
Most Petries, 65%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Methodist (15.5%), Anglican (14.6%) and Roman Catholic (2.9%).
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Petrie statistics (1911)
Number: 103
Rank: 3,783
Average Age: 29
Petriein the USA (2020)
Number: 8,007
Rank: 4,287
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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