Carvey family name history and map
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Carvey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Carvey in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 25 women.
Counties with Carvey in Ireland
The Carveys were heavily concentrated in Sligo, home to 64% of them (32 people). Next came Mayo (6), Roscommon (4), Westmeath (3) and Donegal (2).
Carvey average age in 1911
The average Carvey in 1911 was 37.5 years old, 36.8 for men and 38.2 for women; noticeably 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.
Carvey literacy in 1911
Of the Carveys whose literacy was recorded, 71.4% could both read and write, 6.1% could read but not write, and 22.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 62.5% 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.
Carvey common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Patrick, Michael, James and Francis. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Ellen and Winifred.
Carvey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Carvey's census form was "Scholar"; 18% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12%), domestic servant (6%), general labourer (6%) and farm labourer (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18% of all Carveys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Carvey?
Carveys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98% of them.
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Carvey statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 38
Carveyin the USA (2020)
Number: 458
Rank: 49,576
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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