Geary family name history and map
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Geary in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,193 people named Geary in Ireland, about 0.027% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 689th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 576 men and 616 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Geary in Ireland
Cork was Geary country: 36.2% of them (432 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (192), Limerick (161), Waterford (139) and Antrim (66).
Geary average age in 1911
The average Geary in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 29.7 for men and 30.5 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.
Geary literacy in 1911
Of the Gearys whose literacy was recorded, 75.1% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 21.6% 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.
Geary common first names
The most common male names were John (91), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (86), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Geary occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Geary's census form was "Scholar"; 19.4% (231) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14%), general labourer (6.1%), domestic servant (3.1%) and farm labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.8% of all Gearys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Geary?
Gearys were predominantly Roman Catholic (89.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.4%), Presbyterian (3.7%), Unitarian (0.3%) and Methodist (0.3%).
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Geary statistics (1911)
Number: 1,193
Rank: 689
Average Age: 30
Geary in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,784
Rank: 2,989
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
