Mahedy family name history and map
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Mahedy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 74 people named Mahedy in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 38 women.
Counties with Mahedy in Ireland
Mayo was Mahedy country: 39.2% of them (29 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Longford (23), Westmeath (13), Sligo (6) and Cavan (3).
Mahedy average age in 1911
The average Mahedy in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 36.2 for men and 30.1 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.
Mahedy literacy in 1911
Of the Mahedys whose literacy was recorded, 78.9% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 16.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.8% reading and writing against 76.3% 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.
Mahedy common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (8), Thomas, John, Michael and Christopher. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Julia and Maria.
Mahedy occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Mahedys was farmer, 31.1% of them (23 people). Next came scholar / student (25.7%), farm labourer (6.8%), no occupation / dependent (4.1%) and cook (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 39.2% of all Mahedys, followed by no occupation / dependent, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Mahedy?
Mahedys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.9% of them.
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Mahedy statistics (1911)
Number: 74
Rank: 4,607
Average Age: 33
Mahedy in the USA (2020)
Number: 132
Rank: 133,220
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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