Furney family name history and map
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Furney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Furney in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 30 men to 24 women.
Counties with Furney in Ireland
Laois was Furney country: 33.3% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wexford (12), Kilkenny (8), Cork (7) and Dublin (4).
Furney average age in 1911
The average Furney in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 29.6 for men and 32.1 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.
Furney literacy in 1911
Of the Furneys whose literacy was recorded, 90.7% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 7.4% 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.
Furney common first names
The most common male names were James (2), John, Robert, Stephen and Thomas. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Ellen, Aileen W, Anne and Caroline.
Furney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Furney's census form was "Scholar"; 29.6% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20.4%), farm labourer (3.7%), metal worker / engineer (3.7%) and clergy / religious (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.1% of all Furneys, followed by metal & engineering, clerical & administration and general labourers.
What religion is Furney?
Furneys were predominantly Anglican (74.1%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (25.9%).
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Furney statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 31
Furneyin the USA (2020)
Number: 790
Rank: 31,403
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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