Shankey family name history and map
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Shankey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named Shankey in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 32 men and 31 women.
Counties with Shankey in Ireland
Meath was Shankey country: 30.2% of them (19 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (8), Louth (7), Monaghan (7) and Down (6).
Shankey average age in 1911
The average Shankey in 1911 was 26.1 years old, 27.5 for men and 24.7 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Shankey literacy in 1911
Of the Shankeys whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Shankey common first names
The most common male names were James (5), John, Thomas, Christopher and John Joseph. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Bridget, Josephine, Margaret and Mary.
Shankey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Shankey's census form was "Scholar"; 23.8% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.5%), domestic servant (3.2%), police (ric/dmp) (3.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.5% of all Shankeys, followed by domestic service, professional and public service & defence.
What religion is Shankey?
Shankeys were predominantly Roman Catholic (82.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (12.7%) and Presbyterian (4.8%).
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Shankey statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 26
Shankeyin the USA (2020)
Number: 126
Rank: 137,553
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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