Keery family name history and map
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Keery in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 178 people named Keery in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 100 men to 78 women.
Counties with Keery in Ireland
The Keerys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 75.8% of them (135 people). Next came Down (20), Westmeath (11), Cork (7) and Derry (2).
Keery average age in 1911
The average Keery in 1911 was 25.3 years old, 23.6 for men and 27.5 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Keery literacy in 1911
Of the Keerys whose literacy was recorded, 78.9% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 15.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80.8% reading and writing against 77.3% 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.
Keery common first names
The most common male names were James (13), Thomas, John, Samuel and George. For women it was Elizabeth (9), followed by Mary, Margaret, Annie and Sarah.
Keery occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Keery's census form was "Scholar"; 18.5% (33) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (14%), metal worker / engineer (4.5%), general labourer (3.4%) and farm labourer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.3% of all Keerys, followed by agriculture, metal & engineering and general labourers.
What religion is Keery?
Most Keerys, 60.1%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (19.7%), Roman Catholic (11.8%), Methodist (3.9%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.6%).
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Keery statistics (1911)
Number: 178
Rank: 2,697
Average Age: 25
Keery in the USA (2020)
Number: 139
Rank: 128,411
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.