Greeves family name history and map
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Greeves in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 85 people named Greeves in Ireland; roughly one in every 52,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 50 men to 35 women.
Counties with Greeves in Ireland
The Greeveses were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 55.3% of them (47 people). Next came Tyrone (14), Armagh (12), Antrim (8) and Mayo (2).
Greeves average age in 1911
The average Greeves in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 30.4 for men and 33.0 for women; slightly 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.
Greeves literacy in 1911
Of the Greeveses whose literacy was recorded, 76.5% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 21.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 74% 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.
Greeves common first names
The most common male names were John (4), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas Malcomson. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Ellen, Alice, Anna Mary and Anne.
Greeves occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Greeves's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (17.6%), farmer (7.1%), agent / manager (2.4%) and general labourer (2.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 17.6% of all Greeveses, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Greeves?
The largest religious group among Greeveses was Plymouth Brethren, at 42.4%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (22.4%), Anglican (17.6%), Quaker (7.1%) and Protestant (5.9%).
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Greeves statistics (1911)
Number: 85
Rank: 4,270
Average Age: 31
Greeves in the USA (2020)
Number: 218
Rank: 90,848
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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