Watchorn family name history
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Watchorn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 127 people named Watchorn in Ireland; roughly one in every 35,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 65 men and 62 women.
Counties with Watchorn in Ireland
The Watchorns were heavily concentrated in Carlow, home to 59.8% of them (76 people). Next came Dublin (20), Wicklow (10), Kildare (7) and Kilkenny (4).
Watchorn average age in 1911
The average Watchorn in 1911 was 24.9 years old, 27.0 for men and 22.7 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.
Watchorn literacy in 1911
Of the Watchorns whose literacy was recorded, 78.5% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 16.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.4% reading and writing against 75.8% 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.
Watchorn common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Michael, Patrick, Abraham and Frank. For women it was Elizabeth (5), followed by Mary, Bridget, Margaret and Sarah.
Watchorn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Watchorn's census form was "Scholar"; 29.1% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.8%), farm labourer (3.1%), no occupation / dependent (2.4%) and retired / pensioner (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.5% of all Watchorns, followed by building & construction, no occupation / dependent and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Watchorn?
Most Watchorns, 53.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (46.5%).
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Watchorn statistics (1911)
Number: 127
Rank: 3,339
Average Age: 25
Watchornin the USA (2020)
Number: 406
Rank: 54,736
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
