Joyce family name history and map
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Joyce in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 5,914 people named Joyce in Ireland, about 0.135% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 127th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 2,990 men and 2,918 women. (A small number, 6, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Joyce in Ireland
Galway was Joyce country: 44.5% of them (2,630 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (1,632), Cork (376), Dublin (376) and Limerick (133).
Joyce average age in 1911
The average Joyce in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 28.7 for men and 30.0 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.
Joyce literacy in 1911
Of the Joyces whose literacy was recorded, 64.4% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 32.2% 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.
Joyce common first names
The most common male names were John (507), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and Martin. For women it was Mary (614), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Anne.
Joyce occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Joyces was farmer, 22.4% of them (1,326 people). Next came scholar / student (21.2%), farm labourer (2.6%), general labourer (2.2%) and domestic servant (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.7% of all Joyces, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Joyce?
Joyces were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3%), Presbyterian (0.6%), Methodist (0.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.1%).
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Joyce statistics (1911)
Number: 5,914
Rank: 127
Average Age: 29
Joyce in the USA (2020)
Number: 32,875
Rank: 1,052
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
