Evoy family name history and map
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Evoy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 131 people named Evoy in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 61 men and 70 women.
Counties with Evoy in Ireland
The Evoys were heavily concentrated in Wexford, home to 85.5% of them (112 people). Next came Cork (11), Waterford (4), Dublin (2) and Kilkenny (1).
Evoy average age in 1911
The average Evoy in 1911 was 34.7 years old, 31.5 for men and 37.5 for women; noticeably older 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.
Evoy literacy in 1911
Of the Evoys whose literacy was recorded, 70.8% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 26.9% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Evoy common first names
The most common male names were John (11), James, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (20), followed by Margaret, Catherine, Bridget and Anne.
Evoy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Evoy's census form was "Scholar"; 12.2% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.5%), general labourer (8.4%), farm labourer (5.3%) and carpenter / joiner (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.8% of all Evoys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and building & construction.
What religion is Evoy?
Evoys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Evoy statistics (1911)
Number: 131
Rank: 3,267
Average Age: 35
Evoyin the USA (2020)
Number: 365
Rank: 59,756
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
