Twamley family name history and map
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Twamley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 143 people named Twamley in Ireland; roughly one in every 31,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 66 men and 77 women.
Counties with Twamley in Ireland
The Twamleys were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 60.8% of them (87 people). Next came Wicklow (29), Carlow (8), Tyrone (5) and Wexford (4).
Twamley average age in 1911
The average Twamley in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 26.6 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.
Twamley literacy in 1911
Of the Twamleys whose literacy was recorded, 82.5% could both read and write, 0.7% could read but not write, and 16.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.8% reading and writing against 81% 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.
Twamley common first names
The most common male names were James (8), John, William, Thomas and Christopher. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Alice, Ellen, Sarah and Annie.
Twamley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Twamley's census form was "Scholar"; 15.4% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (4.9%), farmer (4.9%), cook (2.8%) and general labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 9.1% of all Twamleys, followed by agriculture, transport and general labourers.
What religion is Twamley?
Most Twamleys, 50.3%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (40.6%), Methodist (4.2%), Non-Conformist (1.4%) and Salvation Army (0.7%).
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Twamley statistics (1911)
Number: 143
Rank: 3,093
Average Age: 27
Twamley in the USA (2020)
Number: 187
Rank: 102,571
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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