McGreevy family name history and map
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McGreevy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 593 people named McGreevy in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 311 men and 282 women.
Counties with McGreevy in Ireland
Down was McGreevy country: 31.7% of them (188 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (145), Antrim (118), Mayo (73) and Leitrim (19).
McGreevy average age in 1911
The average McGreevy in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 28.8 for men and 28.7 for women; a touch younger 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.
McGreevy literacy in 1911
Of the McGreevys whose literacy was recorded, 74.2% could both read and write, 5.4% could read but not write, and 20.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.6% reading and writing against 72.6% 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.
McGreevy common first names
The most common male names were John (55), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (37), followed by Catherine, Bridget, Margaret and Lizzie.
McGreevy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGreevy's census form was "Scholar"; 18.4% (109) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15%), farm labourer (4.6%), general labourer (4.4%) and textile worker (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.1% of all McGreevys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is McGreevy?
McGreevys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.2%) and Presbyterian (1.7%).
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McGreevy statistics (1911)
Number: 593
Rank: 1,177
Average Age: 29
McGreevy in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,231
Rank: 13,139
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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