Tweedy family name history and map
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Tweedy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 100 people named Tweedy in Ireland; roughly one in every 44,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 53 men and 47 women.
Counties with Tweedy in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Tweedys, 20% (20 people). Next came Down (20), Dublin (15), Wexford (13) and Armagh (10).
Tweedy average age in 1911
The average Tweedy in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 25.8 for men and 28.6 for women; a touch 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.
Tweedy literacy in 1911
Of the Tweedys whose literacy was recorded, 79% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83% reading and writing against 74.5% 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.
Tweedy common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (7), Alexander, James, John and William. For women it was Margaret (6), followed by Elizabeth, Maggie, Sarah and Bridget.
Tweedy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tweedy's census form was "Scholar"; 29% (29) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (7%), farmer (5%), domestic servant (3%) and dressmaker / milliner (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9% of all Tweedys, followed by general labourers, professional and domestic service.
What religion is Tweedy?
Most Tweedys, 63%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (19%), Presbyterian (13%), Methodist (4%) and Unitarian (1%).
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Tweedy statistics (1911)
Number: 100
Rank: 3,857
Average Age: 27
Tweedyin the USA (2020)
Number: 3,257
Rank: 9,545
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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