Hoey family name history and map
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Hoey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,889 people named Hoey in Ireland, about 0.043% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 466th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 935 men and 950 women. (A small number, 4, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Hoey in Ireland
Louth had the largest share of Hoeys, 23.5% (443 people). Next came Dublin (355), Antrim (236), Meath (138) and Down (90).
Hoey average age in 1911
The average Hoey in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 29.7 for men and 28.7 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.
Hoey literacy in 1911
Of the Hoeys whose literacy was recorded, 79.3% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 16.8% 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.
Hoey common first names
The most common male names were John (116), Patrick, James, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (134), followed by Bridget, Annie, Margaret and Elizabeth.
Hoey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hoey's census form was "Scholar"; 19.5% (368) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.4%), general labourer (5.9%), farm labourer (4.7%) and domestic servant (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.8% of all Hoeys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Hoey?
Hoeys were predominantly Roman Catholic (77.1%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (10.4%), Anglican (8.5%), Methodist (1.5%) and Baptist (0.5%).
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Hoey statistics (1911)
Number: 1,889
Rank: 466
Average Age: 29
Hoey in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,886
Rank: 8,152
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
