Keys family name history and map
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Keys in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 844 people named Keys in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 417 men and 426 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Keys in Ireland
Fermanagh had the largest share of Keyses, 22.9% (193 people). Next came Tyrone (147), Laois (91), Derry (68) and Antrim (65).
Keys average age in 1911
The average Keys in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 28.7 for men and 32.2 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.
Keys literacy in 1911
Of the Keyses whose literacy was recorded, 76.9% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 18.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.3% reading and writing against 74.4% 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.
Keys common first names
The most common male names were John (47), James, William, Thomas and George. For women it was Mary (41), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Ellen and Sarah.
Keys occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Keys's census form was "Scholar"; 18.7% (158) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.2%), general labourer (4.6%), farm labourer (4.5%) and domestic servant (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20% of all Keyses, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Keys?
The largest religious group among Keyses was Roman Catholic, at 39.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.3%), Presbyterian (21.2%), Methodist (2.6%) and Non-Conformist (0.8%).
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Keys statistics (1911)
Number: 844
Rank: 901
Average Age: 30
Keys in the USA (2020)
Number: 18,623
Rank: 1,894
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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