Deeny family name history
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Deeny in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 155 people named Deeny in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 76 men and 79 women.
Counties with Deeny in Ireland
Donegal was Deeny country: 43.9% of them (68 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (62), Tyrone (10), Antrim (7) and Armagh (4).
Deeny average age in 1911
The average Deeny in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 26.7 for men and 36.8 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.
Deeny literacy in 1911
Of the Deenys whose literacy was recorded, 66% could both read and write, 6.7% could read but not write, and 27.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72% reading and writing against 60% 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.
Deeny common first names
The most common male names were James (11), Patrick, John, Charles and Hugh. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Maggie, Margaret and Sarah.
Deeny occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Deeny's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (33) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.5%), teacher (4.5%), cleaner / laundress (2.6%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.1% of all Deenys, followed by professional, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Deeny?
Deenys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.6%).
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Deeny statistics (1911)
Number: 155
Rank: 2,945
Average Age: 32
Deenyin the USA (2020)
Number: 127
Rank: 136,807
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
