Starr family name history and map
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Starr in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 187 people named Starr in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 101 men and 86 women.
Counties with Starr in Ireland
The Starrs were heavily concentrated in Tipperary, home to 50.3% of them (94 people). Next came Galway (35), Armagh (22), Antrim (9) and Down (9).
Starr average age in 1911
The average Starr in 1911 was 26.2 years old, 27.2 for men and 24.9 for women; noticeably 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.
Starr literacy in 1911
Of the Starrs whose literacy was recorded, 74.6% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 22.1% 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.
Starr common first names
The most common male names were John (19), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and William. For women it was Margaret (13), followed by Bridget, Mary, Annie and Margret.
Starr occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Starr's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15%), farm labourer (4.8%), domestic servant (2.1%) and general labourer (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.3% of all Starrs, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Starr?
Starrs were predominantly Roman Catholic (88.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.2%) and Methodist (1.6%).
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Starr statistics (1911)
Number: 187
Rank: 2,609
Average Age: 26
Starr in the USA (2020)
Number: 29,409
Rank: 1,176
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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