Keary family name history and map
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Keary in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 248 people named Keary in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 125 men and 123 women.
Counties with Keary in Ireland
Galway was Keary country: 46.4% of them (115 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (24), Meath (22), Westmeath (18) and Mayo (13).
Keary average age in 1911
The average Keary in 1911 was 32.1 years old, 31.3 for men and 32.8 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.
Keary literacy in 1911
Of the Kearys whose literacy was recorded, 81.1% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 17.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.5% reading and writing against 77.9% 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.
Keary common first names
The most common male names were John (19), Patrick, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (23), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Ellen and Anne.
Keary occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Kearys was farmer, 25.4% of them (63 people). Next came scholar / student (13.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.4%), general labourer (3.2%) and farm labourer (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.8% of all Kearys, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Keary?
Kearys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Methodist (2.4%) and Anglican (1.2%).
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Keary statistics (1911)
Number: 248
Rank: 2,185
Average Age: 32
Kearyin the USA (2020)
Number: 389
Rank: 56,668
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
