Keaveny family name history and map
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Keaveny in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 605 people named Keaveny in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 306 men and 299 women.
Counties with Keaveny in Ireland
Galway was Keaveny country: 40.7% of them (246 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (159), Leitrim (86), Sligo (73) and Mayo (30).
Keaveny average age in 1911
The average Keaveny in 1911 was 33.6 years old, 32.9 for men and 34.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Keaveny literacy in 1911
Of the Keavenys whose literacy was recorded, 78.5% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 15.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.5% reading and writing against 73.4% 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.
Keaveny common first names
The most common male names were John (56), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (62), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Catherine and Margaret.
Keaveny occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Keavenys was farmer, 30.1% of them (182 people). Next came scholar / student (20%), domestic servant (2.6%), general labourer (2.1%) and farm labourer (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.9% of all Keavenys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Keaveny?
Keavenys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them.
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Keaveny statistics (1911)
Number: 605
Rank: 1,160
Average Age: 34
Keaveny in the USA (2020)
Number: 581
Rank: 40,598
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.