Heney family name history and map
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Heney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Heney in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 60 men to 41 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Heney in Ireland
Dublin was Heney country: 25.5% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (22), Derry (16), Antrim (12) and Mayo (8).
Heney average age in 1911
The average Heney in 1911 was 33.5 years old, 33.2 for men and 33.8 for women; noticeably 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.
Heney literacy in 1911
Of the Heneys whose literacy was recorded, 80.8% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 14.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Heney common first names
The most common male names were John (11), James, Patrick, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Bridget, Josephine, Margaret and Anna Stuart.
Heney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Heneys was farm labourer, 8.8% of them (9 people). Next came farmer (8.8%), scholar / student (8.8%), clergy / religious (3.9%) and clerk / office worker (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.6% of all Heneys, followed by retail & commerce, professional and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Heney?
Most Heneys, 65.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (19.6%), Anglican (8.8%) and Methodist (4.9%).
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Heney statistics (1911)
Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 34
Heney in the USA (2020)
Number: 531
Rank: 43,758
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.