Timony family name history
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Timony in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 122 people named Timony in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 62 men and 60 women.
Counties with Timony in Ireland
The Timonys were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 52.5% of them (64 people). Next came Donegal (20), Tyrone (12), Monaghan (9) and Antrim (6).
Timony average age in 1911
The average Timony in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 35.8 for men and 29.6 for women; slightly 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.
Timony literacy in 1911
Of the Timonys whose literacy was recorded, 78.8% could both read and write, 7.6% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 77.6% 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.
Timony common first names
The most common male names were James (11), Patrick, John, Michael and Anthony. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Anne, Catherine and Harriet M Mary.
Timony occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Timony's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (30) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (7.4%), general labourer (4.9%) and farm labourer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.1% of all Timonys, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Timony?
Timonys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.2% of them.
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Timony statistics (1911)
122 in Ireland
3,419 most common surname in Ireland
33 average age
Timonyin the USA (2020)
202 in USA (2020)
96,572 rank in USA (2020)
