Hughey family name history and map
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Hughey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named Hughey in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 34 men and 29 women.
Counties with Hughey in Ireland
The Hugheys were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 74.6% of them (47 people). Next came Antrim (10), Donegal (5) and Dublin (1).
Hughey average age in 1911
The average Hughey in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 31.5 for men and 31.1 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.
Hughey literacy in 1911
Of the Hugheys whose literacy was recorded, 77.8% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 17.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.3% reading and writing against 69% 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.
Hughey common first names
The most common male names were James (4), Robert, George, John and Joseph. For women it was Margaret (3), followed by Mary, Anna Bella, Lizzie and Margaret H M.
Hughey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Hugheys was farmer, 27% of them (17 people). Next came farm labourer (12.7%), scholar / student (11.1%), seamstress (6.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 39.7% of all Hugheys, followed by retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Hughey?
Most Hugheys, 60.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.4%), Plymouth Brethren (9.5%), Non-Conformist (3.2%) and Roman Catholic (1.6%).
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Hughey statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 31
Hugheyin the USA (2020)
Number: 6,486
Rank: 5,200
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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