Timoney family name history and map
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Timoney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 445 people named Timoney in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 223 men and 222 women.
Counties with Timoney in Ireland
Donegal was Timoney country: 40.9% of them (182 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (82), Tyrone (44), Derry (34) and Sligo (34).
Timoney average age in 1911
The average Timoney in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 29.9 for men and 29.5 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.
Timoney literacy in 1911
Of the Timoneys whose literacy was recorded, 74.7% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 22.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75.9% reading and writing against 73.5% 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.
Timoney common first names
The most common male names were James (32), John, Patrick, Michael and Edward. For women it was Mary (29), followed by Bridget, Annie, Anne and Catherine.
Timoney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Timoney's census form was "Scholar"; 26.5% (118) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.2%), farm labourer (2%) and general labourer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.6% of all Timoneys, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Timoney?
Timoneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.6%).
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Timoney statistics (1911)
Number: 445
Rank: 1,459
Average Age: 30
Timoney in the USA (2020)
Number: 438
Rank: 51,363
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
