Furey family name history and map
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Furey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 618 people named Furey in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 307 men and 311 women.
Counties with Furey in Ireland
Donegal was Furey country: 28.3% of them (175 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (113), Roscommon (78), Sligo (48) and Tyrone (47).
Furey average age in 1911
The average Furey in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 30.7 for men and 29.7 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.
Furey literacy in 1911
Of the Fureys whose literacy was recorded, 79.3% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 16.8% 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.
Furey common first names
The most common male names were James (42), John, Patrick, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (39), followed by Bridget, Maggie, Annie and Margaret.
Furey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Fureys was farmer, 25.6% of them (158 people). Next came scholar / student (21.5%), general labourer (2.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.6%) and farm labourer (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.7% of all Fureys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Furey?
Fureys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (4.7%) and Anglican (1.1%).
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Furey statistics (1911)
Number: 618
Rank: 1,135
Average Age: 30
Fureyin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,783
Rank: 10,931
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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