Donaghey family name history and map
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Donaghey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 738 people named Donaghey in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 370 men and 366 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Donaghey in Ireland
Tyrone was Donaghey country: 31.8% of them (235 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (202), Donegal (161), Antrim (74) and Down (22).
Donaghey average age in 1911
The average Donaghey in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 29.3 for men and 31.9 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.
Donaghey literacy in 1911
Of the Donagheys whose literacy was recorded, 67.8% could both read and write, 6.6% could read but not write, and 25.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.4% reading and writing against 64.1% 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.
Donaghey common first names
The most common male names were John (47), James, Patrick, William and Henry. For women it was Mary (48), followed by Bridget, Sarah, Ellen and Catherine.
Donaghey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Donaghey's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (139) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.9%), farm labourer (6%), seamstress (4.6%) and textile worker (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.1% of all Donagheys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Donaghey?
Donagheys were predominantly Roman Catholic (79.9%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (10.6%), Anglican (5.4%), Methodist (3.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.5%).
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Donaghey statistics (1911)
Number: 738
Rank: 994
Average Age: 31
Donaghey in the USA (2020)
Number: 586
Rank: 40,323
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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