Dunleavey family name history and map
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Dunleavey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 70 people named Dunleavey in Ireland; roughly one in every 63,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 40 men to 29 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Dunleavey in Ireland
Mayo was Dunleavey country: 30% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (14), Galway (13), Westmeath (9) and Cavan (4).
Dunleavey average age in 1911
The average Dunleavey in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 28.9 for men and 32.0 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.
Dunleavey literacy in 1911
Of the Dunleaveys whose literacy was recorded, 67.6% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 29.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.5% reading and writing against 50% 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.
Dunleavey common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (6), Thomas, Charles, John and Michael. For women it was Bridget (6), followed by Mary, Anne, Catherine and Dorothea.
Dunleavey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dunleaveys was farmer, 24.3% of them (17 people). Next came scholar / student (24.3%), general labourer (5.7%), textile worker (5.7%) and domestic servant (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.6% of all Dunleaveys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Dunleavey?
Dunleaveys were predominantly Roman Catholic (80%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (11.4%) and Anglican (8.6%).
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Dunleavey statistics (1911)
Number: 70
Rank: 4,760
Average Age: 30
Dunleavey in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.