Franey family name history and map
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Franey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 80 people named Franey in Ireland; roughly one in every 55,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 42 men and 37 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Franey in Ireland
Wicklow was Franey country: 28.7% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wexford (14), Mayo (11), Sligo (9) and Dublin (7).
Franey average age in 1911
The average Franey in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 30.1 for men and 29.5 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.
Franey literacy in 1911
Of the Franeys whose literacy was recorded, 59.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 40.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 62.9% reading and writing against 56.1% 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.
Franey common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, Patrick, Edward and Michael. For women it was Bridget (4), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Mary and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Franey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Franeys was farmer, 17.5% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (13.8%), farm labourer (7.5%), domestic servant (6.2%) and general labourer (6.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Franeys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Franey?
Franeys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.2%).
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Franey statistics (1911)
Number: 80
Rank: 4,404
Average Age: 30
Franey in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,117
Rank: 23,455
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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