Terry family name history and map
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Terry in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 266 people named Terry in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 132 men and 134 women.
Counties with Terry in Ireland
Waterford was Terry country: 41.4% of them (110 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (80), Armagh (27), Antrim (13) and Donegal (9).
Terry average age in 1911
The average Terry in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 30.0 for men and 29.6 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.
Terry literacy in 1911
Of the Terrys whose literacy was recorded, 68.1% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 26.8% 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.
Terry common first names
The most common male names were John (20), Michael, Patrick, James and William. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Margaret and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Terry occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Terry's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (56) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.7%), domestic servant (4.5%), textile worker (4.1%) and farm labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.7% of all Terrys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Terry?
Terrys were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.7%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.5%), Presbyterian (2.6%), Methodist (0.8%) and Baptist (0.4%).
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Terry statistics (1911)
Number: 266
Rank: 2,084
Average Age: 30
Terryin the USA (2020)
Number: 83,406
Rank: 372
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
