Moneypenny family name history and map
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Moneypenny in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named Moneypenny in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 36 men to 25 women.
Counties with Moneypenny in Ireland
Antrim was Moneypenny country: 32.8% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (18), Dublin (8), Louth (8) and Armagh (7).
Moneypenny average age in 1911
The average Moneypenny in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 30.2 for men and 30.3 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.
Moneypenny literacy in 1911
Of the Moneypennys whose literacy was recorded, 91.5% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 6.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 94.3% reading and writing against 87.5% 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.
Moneypenny common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, David, James and Henry. For women it was Margaret (5), followed by Elizabeth, Mary, Jane and A Robena.
Moneypenny occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Moneypenny's census form was "Scholar"; 11.5% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (8.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.9%), carpenter / joiner (3.3%) and other maker / factory worker (3.3%). Grouped by sector, metal & engineering accounted for 8.2% of all Moneypennys, followed by manufacturing & trades, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Moneypenny?
The largest religious group among Moneypennys was Anglican, at 45.9%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (19.7%), Presbyterian (14.8%), Methodist (8.2%) and Plymouth Brethren (6.6%).
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Moneypenny statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 30
Moneypenny in the USA (2020)
Number: 796
Rank: 31,209
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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