Tooher family name history
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Tooher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 155 people named Tooher in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 70 men and 85 women.
Counties with Tooher in Ireland
The Toohers were heavily concentrated in Offaly, home to 65.8% of them (102 people). Next came Tipperary (26), Dublin (14), Laois (8) and Kerry (3).
Tooher average age in 1911
The average Tooher in 1911 was 33.6 years old, 31.4 for men and 35.3 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.
Tooher literacy in 1911
Of the Toohers whose literacy was recorded, 85.9% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 10.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88.9% reading and writing against 83.5% 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.
Tooher common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Patrick, James, William and Edward. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Tooher occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Toohers was farmer, 21.3% of them (33 people). Next came scholar / student (17.4%), farm labourer (4.5%), domestic servant (1.9%) and dressmaker / milliner (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.1% of all Toohers, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is Tooher?
Toohers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.1% of them.
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Tooher statistics (1911)
155 in Ireland
2,945 most common surname in Ireland
34 average age
Tooherin the USA (2020)
119 in USA (2020)
142,788 rank in USA (2020)
