Seery family name history and map
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Seery in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 651 people named Seery in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 338 men and 312 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Seery in Ireland
Westmeath was Seery country: 34.3% of them (223 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (113), Offaly (79), Roscommon (43) and Fermanagh (28).
Seery average age in 1911
The average Seery in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 29.8 for men and 31.4 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.
Seery literacy in 1911
Of the Seerys whose literacy was recorded, 76.1% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 18.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.3% reading and writing against 73.9% 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.
Seery common first names
The most common male names were John (50), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (61), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Anne and Margaret.
Seery occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Seerys was farmer, 22.6% of them (147 people). Next came scholar / student (20.7%), farm labourer (5.1%), general labourer (4.5%) and domestic servant (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.1% of all Seerys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Seery?
Seerys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.8%).
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Seery statistics (1911)
Number: 651
Rank: 1,088
Average Age: 31
Seery in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,315
Rank: 20,413
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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