Freeney family name history and map
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Freeney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 75 people named Freeney in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 40 men and 35 women.
Counties with Freeney in Ireland
The Freeneys were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 65.3% of them (49 people). Next came Galway (23), Antrim (2) and Kilkenny (1).
Freeney average age in 1911
The average Freeney in 1911 was 23.1 years old, 23.2 for men and 23.1 for women; noticeably 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.
Freeney literacy in 1911
Of the Freeneys whose literacy was recorded, 82.7% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 14.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.6% reading and writing against 77.5% 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.
Freeney common first names
The most common male names were Michael (5), Patrick, Thomas, Anthony and James. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Julia, Agnes, Alice and Bridget.
Freeney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Freeney's census form was "Scholar"; 30.7% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were painter / decorator (10.7%), general labourer (8%), clerk / office worker (5.3%) and farmer (5.3%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 10.7% of all Freeneys, followed by general labourers, agriculture and domestic service.
What religion is Freeney?
Freeneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Freeney statistics (1911)
Number: 75
Rank: 4,572
Average Age: 23
Freeneyin the USA (2020)
Number: 919
Rank: 27,762
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
