Claffey family name history and map
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Claffey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 346 people named Claffey in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 161 men and 185 women.
Counties with Claffey in Ireland
Offaly was Claffey country: 47.1% of them (163 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Westmeath (103), Dublin (48), Galway (16) and Roscommon (11).
Claffey average age in 1911
The average Claffey in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 32.1 for men and 29.5 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Claffey literacy in 1911
Of the Claffeys whose literacy was recorded, 80.6% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 16.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.8% reading and writing against 79.2% 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.
Claffey common first names
The most common male names were John (24), Thomas, Patrick, James and Joseph. For women it was Mary (29), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Claffey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Claffeys was farmer, 28.3% of them (98 people). Next came scholar / student (21.4%), farm labourer (2.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2%) and general labourer (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.9% of all Claffeys, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Claffey?
Claffeys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.3%).
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Claffey statistics (1911)
Number: 346
Rank: 1,746
Average Age: 31
Claffey in the USA (2020)
Number: 991
Rank: 25,996
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.