Sheedy family name history and map
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Sheedy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 553 people named Sheedy in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 287 men and 266 women.
Counties with Sheedy in Ireland
Clare was Sheedy country: 31.3% of them (173 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (129), Tipperary (81), Cork (77) and Dublin (39).
Sheedy average age in 1911
The average Sheedy in 1911 was 32.5 years old, 31.1 for men and 34.0 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.
Sheedy literacy in 1911
Of the Sheedys whose literacy was recorded, 86.1% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 11.3% 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.
Sheedy common first names
The most common male names were John (52), Michael, Patrick, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (50), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Kate and Catherine.
Sheedy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sheedy's census form was "Scholar"; 19.5% (108) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.1%), general labourer (6%), farm labourer (5.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.8% of all Sheedys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Sheedy?
Sheedys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Sheedy statistics (1911)
Number: 553
Rank: 1,243
Average Age: 33
Sheedy in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,409
Rank: 12,324
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
