Foye family name history and map
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Foye in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 199 people named Foye in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 96 men and 103 women.
Counties with Foye in Ireland
Mayo was Foye country: 32.7% of them (65 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (35), Armagh (28), Antrim (26) and Dublin (17).
Foye average age in 1911
The average Foye in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 30.0 for men and 31.6 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.
Foye literacy in 1911
Of the Foyes whose literacy was recorded, 79.5% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 16.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.1% reading and writing against 74.5% 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.
Foye common first names
The most common male names were John (16), Patrick, James, Thomas and Martin. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Anne and Elizabeth.
Foye occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Foyes was farmer, 23.1% of them (46 people). Next came scholar / student (18.6%), textile worker (9%), dressmaker / milliner (3%) and domestic servant (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.6% of all Foyes, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Foye?
Most Foyes, 63.3%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (12.6%), Anglican (10.1%), Methodist (4.5%) and Congregationalist (3%).
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Foye statistics (1911)
Number: 199
Rank: 2,523
Average Age: 31
Foye in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,061
Rank: 14,007
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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