Leary family name history and map
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Leary in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 4,267 people named Leary in Ireland, about 0.097% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 198th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 2,226 men and 2,039 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Leary in Ireland
Cork was Leary country: 47.7% of them (2,036 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kerry (873), Wexford (678), Clare (143) and Dublin (128).
Leary average age in 1911
The average Leary in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 29.9 for men and 31.1 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.
Leary literacy in 1911
Of the Learys whose literacy was recorded, 72.7% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 24.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 73.7% reading and writing against 71.7% 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.
Leary common first names
The most common male names were John (351), Patrick, James, Michael and Daniel. For women it was Mary (391), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Bridget and Kate.
Leary occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Leary's census form was "Scholar"; 18.5% (789) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.9%), farm labourer (7.6%), general labourer (5.4%) and domestic servant (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.1% of all Learys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Leary?
Learys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.7%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
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Leary statistics (1911)
Number: 4,267
Rank: 198
Average Age: 31
Leary in the USA (2020)
Number: 14,558
Rank: 2,429
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.