Galwey family name history and map
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Galwey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Galwey in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 35 women to 15 men.
Counties with Galwey in Ireland
Dublin was Galwey country: 30% of them (15 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (12), Tipperary (11), Carlow (7) and Antrim (5).
Galwey average age in 1911
The average Galwey in 1911 was 33.6 years old, 29.9 for men and 35.2 for women; noticeably older 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.
Galwey literacy in 1911
Of the Galweys whose literacy was recorded, 86% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 14% could do neither. 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.
Galwey common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Patrick, Andrew Knox, Arthur and Charles. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Margaret, Annie, Ansonia A and Blanche.
Galwey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Galwey's census form was "Scholar"; 10% (5) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (6%), farm labourer (6%), metal worker / engineer (6%) and general labourer (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 6% of all Galweys, followed by domestic service, metal & engineering and general labourers.
What religion is Galwey?
The largest religious group among Galweys was Roman Catholic, at 44%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (36%) and Presbyterian (8%).
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Galwey statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 34
Galwey in 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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