Key family name history and map
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Key in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 22 people named Key in Ireland: 8 men and 13 women.
Counties with Key in Ireland
Most Keys were found in Tipperary (8), with smaller numbers in Cork (5), Laois (4), Dublin (3) and Kildare (1).
Key average age in 1911
The average Key in 1911 was 22.7 years old, though with only 22 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Key literacy in 1911
Of the Keys whose literacy was recorded, 52.4% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 42.9% could do neither.
Key common first names
Among the Keys were men named Alfred, Denis, Frederick, Frederick Richard and Fredrick and women named Bridget (2), Alice Elizabeth, Anne, Ellen and Gladys Bertha.
Key occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Keys. Among them were 3 at school, 2 recorded as seamstress, 1 recorded as carter / driver / groom, 1 recorded as domestic servant and 1 recorded as farm labourer.
What religion is Key?
Most Keys, 59.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (36.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (4.5%).
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Key statistics (1911)
Number: 22
Rank: 9,046
Average Age: 23
Key in the USA (2020)
Number: 31,773
Rank: 1,083
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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