Cody family name history and map
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Cody in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 890 people named Cody in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 451 men and 439 women.
Counties with Cody in Ireland
Kilkenny was Cody country: 49.3% of them (439 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (133), Tipperary (63), Dublin (47) and Waterford (44).
Cody average age in 1911
The average Cody in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 30.5 for men and 31.1 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.
Cody literacy in 1911
Of the Codys whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 13.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.1% reading and writing against 81.7% 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.
Cody common first names
The most common male names were John (61), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (80), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.
Cody occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cody's census form was "Scholar"; 19.4% (173) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.8%), general labourer (5.2%), farm labourer (4.6%) and domestic servant (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.2% of all Codys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Cody?
Codys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.3%) and Methodist (1.3%).
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Cody statistics (1911)
Number: 890
Rank: 864
Average Age: 31
Codyin the USA (2020)
Number: 18,338
Rank: 1,922
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
