Moy family name history
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Moy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 136 people named Moy in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 68 men and 68 women.
Counties with Moy in Ireland
The Moys were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 70.6% of them (96 people). Next came Laois (16), Dublin (11), Antrim (6) and Tyrone (4).
Moy average age in 1911
The average Moy in 1911 was 27.7 years old, 28.8 for men and 26.7 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.
Moy literacy in 1911
Of the Moys whose literacy was recorded, 69.9% could both read and write, 1.5% could read but not write, and 28.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 74.6% reading and writing against 65.2% 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.
Moy common first names
The most common male names were James (12), John, Hugh, Joseph and Patrick. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Annie, Bridget, Rose and Catherine.
Moy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Moy's census form was "Scholar"; 22.8% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.6%), domestic servant (5.9%), farm labourer (2.9%) and seamstress (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.3% of all Moys, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Moy?
Moys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (3.7%) and Anglican (0.7%).
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Moy statistics (1911)
Number: 136
Rank: 3,179
Average Age: 28
Moyin the USA (2020)
Number: 8,480
Rank: 4,063
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
