Cardy family name history and map
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Cardy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 72 people named Cardy in Ireland; roughly one in every 61,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 43 women to 29 men.
Counties with Cardy in Ireland
The Cardys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 88.9% of them (64 people). Next came Dublin (4), Wexford (2), Antrim (1) and Waterford (1).
Cardy average age in 1911
The average Cardy in 1911 was 25.5 years old, 25.5 for men and 25.4 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Cardy literacy in 1911
Of the Cardys whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.6% reading and writing against 70% 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.
Cardy common first names
The most common male names were John (6), James, William, Thomas and Alexander. For women it was Sarah (7), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Mary and Lydia Adeline.
Cardy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cardy's census form was "Scholar"; 12.5% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (11.1%), other maker / factory worker (5.6%), seamstress (5.6%) and farm labourer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.7% of all Cardys, followed by domestic service, manufacturing & trades and agriculture.
What religion is Cardy?
The largest religious group among Cardys was Presbyterian, at 43.1%. The remainder were mostly Methodist (34.7%), Anglican (16.7%) and Roman Catholic (5.6%).
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Cardy statistics (1911)
Number: 72
Rank: 4,678
Average Age: 26
Cardyin the USA (2020)
Number: 383
Rank: 57,414
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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