Christy family name history and map
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Christy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 319 people named Christy in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 158 men and 161 women.
Counties with Christy in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Christys, 21.6% (69 people). Next came Down (30), Roscommon (29), Dublin (25) and Tyrone (23).
Christy average age in 1911
The average Christy in 1911 was 32.2 years old, 31.1 for men and 33.4 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.
Christy literacy in 1911
Of the Christys whose literacy was recorded, 75.6% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 19.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.9% reading and writing against 73.4% 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.
Christy common first names
The most common male names were John (19), James, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Elizabeth, Catherine and Annie.
Christy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Christy's census form was "Scholar"; 17.9% (57) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.9%), general labourer (6.3%), farm labourer (4.1%) and textile worker (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Christys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Christy?
Most Christys, 56.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (17.6%), Anglican (15.7%), Methodist (7.8%) and Baptist (0.3%).
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Christy statistics (1911)
Number: 319
Rank: 1,834
Average Age: 32
Christy in the USA (2020)
Number: 12,667
Rank: 2,771
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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