Courcey family name history and map
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Courcey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Courcey in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 24 men and 28 women.
Counties with Courcey in Ireland
The Courceys were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 55.8% of them (29 people). Next came Cork (23).
Courcey average age in 1911
The average Courcey in 1911 was 27.6 years old, 25.2 for men and 29.6 for women; a touch younger 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.
Courcey literacy in 1911
Of the Courceys whose literacy was recorded, 64.7% could both read and write, 11.8% could read but not write, and 23.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 67.9% reading and writing against 60.9% 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.
Courcey common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, Michael, Thomas and Edward. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.
Courcey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Courcey's census form was "Scholar"; 26.9% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.2%), general labourer (5.8%), domestic servant (3.8%) and farm labourer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Courceys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and fishing.
What religion is Courcey?
Courceys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.8%).
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Courcey statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 28
Courceyin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
