Briody family name history and map
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Briody in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 424 people named Briody in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 209 men and 215 women.
Counties with Briody in Ireland
Cavan was Briody country: 41% of them (174 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (74), Westmeath (74), Longford (61) and Dublin (20).
Briody average age in 1911
The average Briody in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 30.6 for men and 33.9 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.
Briody literacy in 1911
Of the Briodys whose literacy was recorded, 77.1% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 19% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.4% reading and writing against 74.8% 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.
Briody common first names
The most common male names were John (33), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (30), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Anne and Annie.
Briody occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Briodys was farmer, 27.8% of them (118 people). Next came scholar / student (18.6%), farm labourer (4.5%), general labourer (3.5%) and domestic servant (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.5% of all Briodys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Briody?
Briodys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Briody statistics (1911)
Number: 424
Rank: 1,509
Average Age: 32
Briody in the USA (2020)
Number: 611
Rank: 38,939
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.