Rowney family name history and map
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Rowney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 76 people named Rowney in Ireland; roughly one in every 58,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 40 women.
Counties with Rowney in Ireland
The Rowneys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 50% of them (38 people). Next came Down (18), Armagh (8), Laois (6) and Monaghan (4).
Rowney average age in 1911
The average Rowney in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.5 for men and 30.9 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.
Rowney literacy in 1911
Of the Rowneys whose literacy was recorded, 94.6% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 5.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 97.1% reading and writing against 92.3% 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.
Rowney common first names
The most common male names were William (5), John, Robert, Hugh and James. For women it was Ellen (3), followed by Maggie, Agnes, Annie and Jane.
Rowney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Rowneys was farmer, 18.4% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (11.8%), textile worker (6.6%), metal worker / engineer (5.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.4% of all Rowneys, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and metal & engineering.
What religion is Rowney?
Most Rowneys, 63.2%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Methodist (18.4%), Roman Catholic (11.8%) and Anglican (5.3%).
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Rowney statistics (1911)
Number: 76
Rank: 4,540
Average Age: 31
Rowney in the USA (2020)
Number: 170
Rank: 110,517
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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