Nerney family name history and map
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Nerney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 109 people named Nerney in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 63 men to 46 women.
Counties with Nerney in Ireland
The Nerneys were heavily concentrated in Roscommon, home to 56.9% of them (62 people). Next came Sligo (24), Cork (10), Leitrim (4) and Longford (2).
Nerney average age in 1911
The average Nerney in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 33.6 for men and 31.5 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.
Nerney literacy in 1911
Of the Nerneys whose literacy was recorded, 93.2% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 4.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 96.7% reading and writing against 88.4% 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.
Nerney common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Patrick, Michael, James and Roddy. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Mary Ellen, Catherine and Kathleen.
Nerney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Nerney's census form was "Scholar"; 29.4% (32) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (25.7%), general labourer (4.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.2% of all Nerneys, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and professional.
What religion is Nerney?
Nerneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.9%).
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Nerney statistics (1911)
Number: 109
Rank: 3,655
Average Age: 33
Nerneyin the USA (2020)
Number: 389
Rank: 56,668
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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