Tormay family name history and map
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Tormay in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Tormay in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 29 women.
Counties and map with Tormay in Ireland
The Tormays were heavily concentrated in Meath, home to 53.7% of them (29 people). Next came Dublin (13), Cavan (8) and Louth (4).
Tormay average age in 1911
The average Tormay in 1911 was 23.9 years old, 23.3 for men and 24.3 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.
Tormay literacy in 1911
Of the Tormays whose literacy was recorded, 86.5% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 11.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88% reading and writing against 85.2% 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.
Tormay common first names
The most common male names were Richard (4), Patrick, Thomas, William and Hugh. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Anne, Cathrine, Mary Anne and Rose.
Tormay occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tormay's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (11.1%), no occupation / dependent (7.4%), general labourer (5.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.6%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 11.1% of all Tormays, followed by no occupation / dependent, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Tormay?
Tormays were predominantly Roman Catholic (88.9%).
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Tormay statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 24
Tormay in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
