Emery family name history and map
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Emery in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 119 people named Emery in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 68 men to 51 women.
Counties with Emery in Ireland
Tyrone had the largest share of Emerys, 18.5% (22 people). Next came Fermanagh (20), Cork (13), Antrim (12) and Dublin (12).
Emery average age in 1911
The average Emery in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.5 for men and 29.7 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Emery literacy in 1911
Of the Emerys whose literacy was recorded, 86.2% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 12.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.2% reading and writing against 84.6% 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.
Emery common first names
The most common male names were William (7), John, Thomas, Andrew and James. For women it was Sarah (4), followed by Mary, Eliza Jane, Elizabeth and Ellen.
Emery occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Emery's census form was "Scholar"; 20.2% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16%), farm labourer (5.9%), domestic servant (5%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.8% of all Emerys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Emery?
Most Emerys, 58.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (20.2%), Presbyterian (12.6%) and Methodist (7.6%).
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Emery statistics (1911)
Number: 119
Rank: 3,468
Average Age: 30
Emery in the USA (2020)
Number: 24,499
Rank: 1,416
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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