Mongey family name history
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Mongey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 148 people named Mongey in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 75 men and 73 women.
Counties with Mongey in Ireland
The Mongeys were heavily concentrated in Meath, home to 52.7% of them (78 people). Next came Dublin (55), Mayo (10), Louth (3) and Galway (1).
Mongey average age in 1911
The average Mongey in 1911 was 23.7 years old, 23.5 for men and 23.8 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.
Mongey literacy in 1911
Of the Mongeys whose literacy was recorded, 74.8% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 22.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 68.6% 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.
Mongey common first names
The most common male names were William (15), John, Thomas, Laurence and Patrick. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Anne, Julia, Kate and Margret.
Mongey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Mongey's census form was "Scholar"; 30.4% (45) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.8%), mason / bricklayer (3.4%), general labourer (2.7%) and farm labourer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.5% of all Mongeys, followed by building & construction, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Mongey?
Mongeys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98% of them.
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Mongey statistics (1911)
148 in Ireland
3,014 most common surname in Ireland
24 average age
Mongeyin the USA (2020)
0 in USA (2020)
0 rank in USA (2020)
