Landy family name history and map
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Landy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 333 people named Landy in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 158 men and 175 women.
Counties with Landy in Ireland
Tipperary was Landy country: 30.3% of them (101 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (74), Kilkenny (48), Louth (35) and Galway (31).
Landy average age in 1911
The average Landy in 1911 was 33.3 years old, 31.9 for men and 34.6 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.
Landy literacy in 1911
Of the Landys whose literacy was recorded, 79.5% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 17.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.6% reading and writing against 78.5% 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.
Landy common first names
The most common male names were John (27), James, Patrick, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (30), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Kate and Annie.
Landy occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Landys was farmer, 16.5% of them (55 people). Next came scholar / student (16.5%), farm labourer (8.7%), domestic servant (3.6%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.8% of all Landys, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Landy?
Landys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.6%).
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Landy statistics (1911)
Number: 333
Rank: 1,783
Average Age: 33
Landy in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,179
Rank: 13,372
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.