Gallwey family name history and map

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Gallwey in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 27 people named Gallwey in Ireland: 11 men and 15 women.

Counties with Gallwey in Ireland

Most Gallweys were found in Kerry (13), with smaller numbers in Cork (10) and Waterford (4).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Gallwey average age in 1911

The average Gallwey in 1911 was 30.9 years old, though with only 27 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Gallwey literacy in 1911

Of the Gallweys whose literacy was recorded, 84.6% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 11.5% could do neither.

Gallwey common first names

Among the Gallweys were men named John (4), David (2), Michael (2), Charles and James and women named Mary (3), Catherine (2), Anne, Annie and Ellen.

Gallwey occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Gallweys. Among them were 6 at school, 5 recorded as farmer, 1 recorded as no occupation / dependent, 1 recorded as other maker / factory worker and 1 recorded as plasterer / slater / thatcher.

What religion is Gallwey?

Gallweys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.7%).

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Gallwey statistics (1911)

Number: 27
Rank: 8,088
Average Age: 31

Gallweyin the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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