Twohey family name history and map

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Twohey in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 41 people named Twohey in Ireland: 21 men and 20 women.

Counties with Twohey in Ireland

Most Twoheys were found in Limerick (21), with smaller numbers in Clare (6), Galway (5), Cork (3) and Dublin (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Twohey average age in 1911

The average Twohey in 1911 was 26.5 years old, though with only 41 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Twohey literacy in 1911

Of the Twoheys whose literacy was recorded, 80.5% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 19.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85% reading and writing against 76.2% of men.

Twohey common first names

Among the Twoheys were men named John (4), James (3), Austin (2), Joseph (2) and Micheal (2) and women named Mary (6), Ellen (3), Bridget (2), Elizabeth (2) and Margaret (2).

Twohey occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Twohey's census form was "Scholar"; 31.7% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (9.8%), domestic servant (4.9%), farm labourer (4.9%) and farmer (4.9%).

What religion is Twohey?

Twoheys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Twohey statistics (1911)

Number: 41
Rank: 6,436
Average Age: 27

Twohey in the USA (2020)

Number: 175
Rank: 108,023

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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Also see...

Tuohy
1215 people in 1911
Tuohey
120 people in 1911
Twohig
553 people in 1911

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