Loye family name history
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Loye in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 122 people named Loye in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 56 men and 66 women.
Counties with Loye in Ireland
The Loyes were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 80.3% of them (98 people). Next came Tyrone (17), Antrim (2), Donegal (2) and Down (2).
Loye average age in 1911
The average Loye in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 29.9 for men and 29.9 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.
Loye literacy in 1911
Of the Loyes whose literacy was recorded, 69.7% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 24.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.2% reading and writing against 67.9% 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.
Loye common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (13), Thomas, John, Michael and Francis. For women it was Bridget (14), followed by Annie, Mary, Catherine and Rose.
Loye occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Loyes was farmer, 27% of them (33 people). Next came scholar / student (23.8%), domestic servant (5.7%), general labourer (2.5%) and farm labourer (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.7% of all Loyes, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Loye?
Loyes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.8%).
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Loye statistics (1911)
Number: 122
Rank: 3,419
Average Age: 30
Loyein the USA (2020)
Number: 284
Rank: 73,555
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
