Roache family name history and map
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Roache in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 534 people named Roache in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 263 men and 271 women.
Counties with Roache in Ireland
Mayo was Roache country: 42.3% of them (226 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (54), Kilkenny (49), Waterford (40) and Limerick (24).
Roache average age in 1911
The average Roache in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 30.2 for men and 32.0 for women; slightly 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.
Roache literacy in 1911
Of the Roaches whose literacy was recorded, 67.6% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 27.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70.6% reading and writing against 64.8% 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.
Roache common first names
The most common male names were John (39), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (64), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Anne.
Roache occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Roaches was farmer, 26.8% of them (143 people). Next came scholar / student (18.2%), farm labourer (4.1%), domestic servant (3.2%) and general labourer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.3% of all Roaches, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Roache?
Roaches were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.4%).
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Roache statistics (1911)
Number: 534
Rank: 1,283
Average Age: 31
Roache in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,778
Rank: 15,792
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
