Richey family name history and map
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Richey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named Richey in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 31 women.
Counties and map with Richey in Ireland
Antrim was Richey country: 40.4% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (12), Dublin (9), Tyrone (8) and Cork (2).
Richey average age in 1911
The average Richey in 1911 was 39.5 years old, 34.5 for men and 43.8 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.
Richey literacy in 1911
Of the Richeys whose literacy was recorded, 89.5% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 5.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.3% reading and writing against 87.1% 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.
Richey common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (2), William, Abel, Cecil and Edmund A. For women it was Elizabeth (2), followed by Margaret, Adam, Adelaide and Agnes.
Richey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Richey's census form was "Scholar"; 15.8% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.3%), teacher (7%), retired / pensioner (5.3%) and clerk / office worker (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.3% of all Richeys, followed by professional, retired & pensioners and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Richey?
The largest religious group among Richeys was Anglican, at 31.6%. The remainder were mostly Methodist (31.6%), Presbyterian (28.1%) and Roman Catholic (8.8%).
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Richey statistics (1911)
Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 40
Richey in the USA (2020)
Number: 17,729
Rank: 1,986
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
