Algeo family name history and map
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Algeo in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 86 people named Algeo in Ireland; roughly one in every 51,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 41 men and 45 women.
Counties with Algeo in Ireland
Donegal was Algeo country: 41.9% of them (36 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (13), Dublin (10), Leitrim (10) and Derry (8).
Algeo average age in 1911
The average Algeo in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 32.4 for men and 28.1 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.
Algeo literacy in 1911
Of the Algeos whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.5% 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.
Algeo common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (6), James, William, Robert and Albert Alexander. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Ethel and Fanny Barton.
Algeo occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Algeos was farmer, 16.3% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (16.3%), railway / tram worker (5.8%), other professional (4.7%) and clerk / office worker (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.3% of all Algeos, followed by professional, transport and clerical & administration.
What religion is Algeo?
Most Algeos, 66.3%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (14%), Roman Catholic (10.5%) and Methodist (9.3%).
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Algeo statistics (1911)
Number: 86
Rank: 4,237
Average Age: 30
Algeo in the USA (2020)
Number: 463
Rank: 49,150
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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