Yore family name history and map

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Yore in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 69 people named Yore in Ireland; roughly one in every 64,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 39 men to 30 women.

Counties with Yore in Ireland

The Yores were heavily concentrated in Meath, home to 68.1% of them (47 people). Next came Louth (10), Dublin (7), Offaly (4) and Westmeath (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Yore average age in 1911

The average Yore in 1911 was 35.1 years old, 33.4 for men and 37.4 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.

Yore literacy in 1911

Of the Yores whose literacy was recorded, 90% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 6.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 93.8% reading and writing against 85.7% 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.

Yore common first names

The most common male names were John (5), Patrick, Thomas, Bernard and George. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Anne, Maggie and Margaret.

Yore occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Yores was farmer, 20.3% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (8.7%), general labourer (7.2%), domestic servant (5.8%) and farm labourer (5.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.1% of all Yores, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.

What religion is Yore?

Yores were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Yore statistics (1911)

Number: 69
Rank: 4,801
Average Age: 35

Yorein the USA (2020)

Number: 463
Rank: 49,150

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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