Colreavy family name history and map
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Colreavy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 200 people named Colreavy in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 103 men and 97 women.
Counties with Colreavy in Ireland
The Colreavys were heavily concentrated in Leitrim, home to 97% of them (194 people). Next came Longford (5) and Dublin (1).
Colreavy average age in 1911
The average Colreavy in 1911 was 33.2 years old, 32.9 for men and 33.5 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.
Colreavy literacy in 1911
Of the Colreavys whose literacy was recorded, 77.2% could both read and write, 9.1% could read but not write, and 13.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.4% reading and writing against 74.7% 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.
Colreavy common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (19), John, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (12), followed by Anne, Kate, Mary and Margaret.
Colreavy occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Colreavys was farmer, 43.5% of them (87 people). Next came scholar / student (17.5%), farm labourer (1.5%), general labourer (1.5%) and housekeeper (1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 45% of all Colreavys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Colreavy?
Colreavys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Colreavy statistics (1911)
Number: 200
Rank: 2,512
Average Age: 33
Colreavyin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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