Delacy family name history and map
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Delacy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 96 people named Delacy in Ireland; roughly one in every 46,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 53 men to 43 women.
Counties with Delacy in Ireland
Cavan was Delacy country: 33.3% of them (32 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (16), Dublin (15), Sligo (9) and Cork (7).
Delacy average age in 1911
The average Delacy in 1911 was 27.3 years old, 25.5 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.
Delacy literacy in 1911
Of the Delacys whose literacy was recorded, 81.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 18.8% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Delacy common first names
The most common male names were James (6), John, Patrick, Peter and Thomas. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Anne, Bridget, Ellen and Margaret.
Delacy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Delacy's census form was "Scholar"; 31.2% (30) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.4%), farm labourer (4.2%), carpenter / joiner (3.1%) and general labourer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.6% of all Delacys, followed by professional, building & construction and general labourers.
What religion is Delacy?
Delacys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Delacy statistics (1911)
Number: 96
Rank: 3,961
Average Age: 27
Delacy in the USA (2020)
Number: 586
Rank: 40,323
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
