Greenaway family name history and map
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Greenaway in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 230 people named Greenaway in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 120 men and 110 women.
Counties and map with Greenaway in Ireland
The Greenaways were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 50.4% of them (116 people). Next came Down (53), Antrim (32), Dublin (12) and Cork (8).

Greenaway average age in 1911
The average Greenaway in 1911 was 26.7 years old, 25.4 for men and 28.0 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.
Greenaway literacy in 1911
Of the Greenaways whose literacy was recorded, 78.6% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 15.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.8% reading and writing against 74% of 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.
Greenaway common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (13), George, James, Isaac and John. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Elizabeth, Minnie, Sarah and Annie.
Greenaway occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Greenaway's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (45) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), textile worker (10%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%) and carpenter / joiner (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.6% of all Greenaways, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and retail & commerce.
What religion is Greenaway?
Greenaways were predominantly Anglican (72.6%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (10.4%), Roman Catholic (9.6%), Presbyterian (7%) and Non-Conformist (0.4%).
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Greenaway statistics (1911)
Number: 230
Rank: 2,308
Average Age: 27
Greenaway in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,179
Rank: 22,378
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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