Fouhy family name history
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Fouhy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 109 people named Fouhy in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 55 men and 54 women.
Counties with Fouhy in Ireland
The Fouhys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 99.1% of them (108 people). Next came Tipperary (1).
Fouhy average age in 1911
The average Fouhy in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 32.3 for men and 27.9 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.
Fouhy literacy in 1911
Of the Fouhys whose literacy was recorded, 81.7% could both read and write, 6.4% could read but not write, and 11.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.5% reading and writing against 77.8% 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.
Fouhy common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Timothy, James, Michael and Patrick. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Bridget and Julia.
Fouhy occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Fouhys was farmer, 22% of them (24 people). Next came scholar / student (22%), farm labourer (8.3%), domestic servant (4.6%) and blacksmith / smith (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.3% of all Fouhys, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Fouhy?
Fouhys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Fouhy statistics (1911)
Number: 109
Rank: 3,655
Average Age: 30
Fouhyin the USA (2020)
Number: 113
Rank: 147,221
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
