Levey family name history and map

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Levey in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 55 people named Levey in Ireland; roughly one in every 80,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 33 women to 22 men.

Counties with Levey in Ireland

The Leveys were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 67.3% of them (37 people). Next came Westmeath (7), Mayo (5), Kildare (2) and Monaghan (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Levey average age in 1911

The average Levey in 1911 was 38.0 years old, 30.5 for men and 43.0 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.

Levey literacy in 1911

Of the Leveys whose literacy was recorded, 88.9% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 9.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90.6% reading and writing against 86.4% 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.

Levey common first names

The most common male names were John (5), James, Edward, Joseph and Patrick. For women it was Bridget (6), followed by Catherine, Julia, Mary and Katie.

Levey occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Leveys. Among them were 4 recorded as other maker / factory worker, 4 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer, 2 recorded as cook, 2 recorded as farmer and 2 recorded as general labourer.

What religion is Levey?

Leveys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Levey statistics (1911)

Number: 55
Rank: 5,461
Average Age: 38

Levey in the USA (2020)

Number: 1,900
Rank: 14,946

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

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