Liddy family name history and map
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Liddy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 346 people named Liddy in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 169 men and 177 women.
Counties with Liddy in Ireland
The Liddys were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 63.6% of them (220 people). Next came Antrim (56), Limerick (14), Dublin (13) and Sligo (12).
Liddy average age in 1911
The average Liddy in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.7 for men and 28.9 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.
Liddy literacy in 1911
Of the Liddys whose literacy was recorded, 85.2% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 13.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Liddy common first names
The most common male names were John (23), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Anne and Catherine.
Liddy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Liddy's census form was "Scholar"; 21.7% (75) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.1%), farm labourer (4.3%), textile worker (2.6%) and mason / bricklayer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.4% of all Liddys, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and retail & commerce.
What religion is Liddy?
Liddys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4%), Presbyterian (0.6%) and Methodist (0.3%).
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Liddy statistics (1911)
Number: 346
Rank: 1,746
Average Age: 29
Liddyin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,070
Rank: 24,387
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
