O'Prey family name history and map
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O'Prey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 245 people named O'Prey in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 123 men and 122 women.
Counties with O'Prey in Ireland
The O'Preys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 66.5% of them (163 people). Next came Antrim (68), Cavan (7) and Dublin (7).
O'Prey average age in 1911
The average O'Prey in 1911 was 26.0 years old, 26.4 for men and 25.5 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.
O'Prey literacy in 1911
Of the O'Preys whose literacy was recorded, 77.3% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 19.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.3% reading and writing against 74.2% 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.
O'Prey common first names
The most common male names were John (15), James, Hugh, Patrick and Henry. For women it was Mary (19), followed by Catherine, Sarah, Annie and Margaret.
O'Prey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an O'Prey's census form was "Scholar"; 24.9% (61) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (6.5%), textile worker (6.5%), general labourer (4.5%) and domestic servant (3.3%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 11.4% of all O'Preys, followed by agriculture, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is O'Prey?
O'Preys were predominantly Roman Catholic (78%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (9%), Presbyterian (9%), Baptist (2%) and Unitarian (2%).
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O'Prey statistics (1911)
Number: 245
Rank: 2,207
Average Age: 26
O'Prey in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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