Laffey family name history and map
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Laffey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 330 people named Laffey in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 166 men and 164 women.
Counties with Laffey in Ireland
The Laffeys were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 68.8% of them (227 people). Next came Mayo (93), Roscommon (5), Laois (4) and Dublin (1).
Laffey average age in 1911
The average Laffey in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 26.8 for men and 28.1 for women; a touch 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.
Laffey literacy in 1911
Of the Laffeys whose literacy was recorded, 61.7% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 33.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 64.2% reading and writing against 59% 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.
Laffey common first names
The most common male names were Michael (32), Patrick, John, Thomas and Martin. For women it was Mary (43), followed by Bridget, Kate, Maggie and Anne.
Laffey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Laffeys was farmer, 29.1% of them (96 people). Next came scholar / student (27.3%), farm labourer (2.4%), general labourer (2.4%) and retired / pensioner (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.8% of all Laffeys, followed by general labourers, retired & pensioners and domestic service.
What religion is Laffey?
Laffeys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.2% of them.
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Laffey statistics (1911)
Number: 330
Rank: 1,791
Average Age: 27
Laffey in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,314
Rank: 20,429
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.