Morey family name history and map
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Morey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 99 people named Morey in Ireland; roughly one in every 44,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 47 women.
Counties with Morey in Ireland
The Moreys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 57.6% of them (57 people). Next came Limerick (19), Clare (15), Kerry (7) and Dublin (1).
Morey average age in 1911
The average Morey in 1911 was 24.1 years old, 23.3 for men and 25.0 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Morey literacy in 1911
Of the Moreys whose literacy was recorded, 64.9% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 29.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 68.9% reading and writing against 61.2% 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.
Morey common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (11), James, John, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Norah and Catherine.
Morey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Morey's census form was "Scholar"; 23.2% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.1%), domestic servant (7.1%), general labourer (6.1%) and carter / driver / groom (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.1% of all Moreys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and transport.
What religion is Morey?
Moreys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.1%).
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Morey statistics (1911)
Number: 99
Rank: 3,878
Average Age: 24
Morey in the USA (2020)
Number: 10,115
Rank: 3,448
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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