Leehy family name history and map

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Leehy in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 46 people named Leehy in Ireland: 19 men and 27 women.

Counties with Leehy in Ireland

Most Leehys were found in Kerry (42), with smaller numbers in Cork (2) and Limerick (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Leehy average age in 1911

The average Leehy in 1911 was 25.5 years old, though with only 46 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Leehy literacy in 1911

Of the Leehys whose literacy was recorded, 76.2% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 21.4% could do neither.

Leehy common first names

Among the Leehys were men named Timothy (4), Patrick (3), John (2), Michael (2) and Thomas (2) and women named Margaret (4), Mary (4), Nora (4), Bridget (2) and Ellen (2).

Leehy occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Leehy's census form was "Scholar"; 28.3% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (6.5%), farmer (6.5%), blacksmith / smith (4.3%) and miller / brewer / creamery (4.3%).

What religion is Leehy?

Leehys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Leehy statistics (1911)

Number: 46
Rank: 6,071
Average Age: 26

Leehyin the USA (2020)

Number: 203
Rank: 96,193

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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