Reavey family name history and map
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Reavey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 131 people named Reavey in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 62 men and 69 women.
Counties with Reavey in Ireland
Down was Reavey country: 38.9% of them (51 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (44), Armagh (35) and Louth (1).
Reavey average age in 1911
The average Reavey in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 30.9 for men and 31.6 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.
Reavey literacy in 1911
Of the Reaveys whose literacy was recorded, 88.6% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 9.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90% reading and writing against 87.3% 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.
Reavey common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Patrick, Daniel, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Maggie and Ellen.
Reavey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Reaveys was textile worker, 11.5% of them (15 people). Next came scholar / student (9.2%), farmer (7.6%), general labourer (4.6%) and metal worker / engineer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 13.7% of all Reaveys, followed by agriculture, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Reavey?
Most Reaveys, 60.3%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (18.3%), Anglican (12.2%) and Methodist (9.2%).
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Reavey statistics (1911)
Number: 131
Rank: 3,267
Average Age: 31
Reavey in the USA (2020)
Number: 315
Rank: 67,529
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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