Heaphy family name history and map
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Heaphy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 284 people named Heaphy in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 143 men and 141 women.
Counties with Heaphy in Ireland
The Heaphys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 56% of them (159 people). Next came Limerick (45), Tipperary (28), Kerry (14) and Waterford (13).
Heaphy average age in 1911
The average Heaphy in 1911 was 26.4 years old, 25.3 for men and 27.5 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.
Heaphy literacy in 1911
Of the Heaphys whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 17.8% 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.
Heaphy common first names
The most common male names were John (29), Michael, Thomas, James and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Catherine and Bridget.
Heaphy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Heaphy's census form was "Scholar"; 30.3% (86) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6%), farm labourer (5.3%), general labourer (3.5%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.7% of all Heaphys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Heaphy?
Heaphys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.8%).
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Heaphy statistics (1911)
Number: 284
Rank: 1,999
Average Age: 26
Heaphy in the USA (2020)
Number: 623
Rank: 38,279
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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