Petty family name history and map
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Petty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Petty in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 27 women.
Counties with Petty in Ireland
Clare was Petty country: 26.4% of them (14 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (12), Mayo (10), Galway (6) and Antrim (5).
Petty average age in 1911
The average Petty in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 30.8 for men and 32.7 for women; slightly 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.
Petty literacy in 1911
Of the Pettys whose literacy was recorded, 82.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 17.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92.6% reading and writing against 72% 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.
Petty common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Joseph, Thomas, Michael and Patrick. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Agnes, Alice, Anne and Annie.
Petty occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Pettys was farmer, 24.5% of them (13 people). Next came scholar / student (24.5%), clerk / office worker (3.8%), domestic servant (3.8%) and general labourer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.5% of all Pettys, followed by retail & commerce, clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is Petty?
Pettys were predominantly Roman Catholic (71.7%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.5%) and Methodist (3.8%).
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Petty statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 32
Petty in the USA (2020)
Number: 33,510
Rank: 1,028
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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