Geaney family name history and map
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Geaney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 257 people named Geaney in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 135 men and 120 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Geaney in Ireland
The Geaneys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 85.6% of them (220 people). Next came Clare (10), Tipperary (9), Limerick (7) and Kerry (6).
Geaney average age in 1911
The average Geaney in 1911 was 26.3 years old, 26.2 for men and 26.5 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.
Geaney literacy in 1911
Of the Geaneys whose literacy was recorded, 77.4% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 18.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.9% reading and writing against 73.8% 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.
Geaney common first names
The most common male names were John (22), Jeremiah, Michael, William and Patrick. For women it was Mary (20), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Margaret and Catherine.
Geaney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Geaney's census form was "Scholar"; 25.3% (65) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.8%), general labourer (3.5%), farm labourer (2.3%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.1% of all Geaneys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Geaney?
Geaneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Geaney statistics (1911)
Number: 257
Rank: 2,126
Average Age: 26
Geaneyin the USA (2020)
Number: 255
Rank: 80,289
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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