Tuohey family name history and map
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Tuohey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 120 people named Tuohey in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 59 men and 61 women.
Counties with Tuohey in Ireland
Clare was Tuohey country: 39.2% of them (47 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kerry (19), Tipperary (15), Galway (10) and Limerick (9).
Tuohey average age in 1911
The average Tuohey in 1911 was 32.8 years old, 34.9 for men and 30.8 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.
Tuohey literacy in 1911
Of the Tuoheys whose literacy was recorded, 79.8% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 16.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.1% reading and writing against 76.7% 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.
Tuohey common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Patrick, Michael, James and Jeremiah. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Tuohey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Tuoheys was farmer, 27.5% of them (33 people). Next came scholar / student (15.8%), farm labourer (5.8%), general labourer (5.8%) and domestic servant (5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.3% of all Tuoheys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Tuohey?
Tuoheys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.5%).
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Tuohey statistics (1911)
Number: 120
Rank: 3,455
Average Age: 33
Tuoheyin the USA (2020)
Number: 566
Rank: 41,459
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
