Vesey family name history and map
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Vesey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 272 people named Vesey in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 127 men and 145 women.
Counties with Vesey in Ireland
Mayo was Vesey country: 48.2% of them (131 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (63), Cavan (22), Dublin (17) and Galway (16).
Vesey average age in 1911
The average Vesey in 1911 was 28.2 years old, 26.3 for men and 29.8 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.
Vesey literacy in 1911
Of the Veseys whose literacy was recorded, 67.7% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 29.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.7% reading and writing against 63.2% 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.
Vesey common first names
The most common male names were John (18), Patrick, Thomas, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (38), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Kate and Anne.
Vesey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Vesey's census form was "Scholar"; 26.8% (73) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (22.1%), general labourer (4.4%), teacher (2.2%) and farm labourer (0.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.2% of all Veseys, followed by general labourers, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Vesey?
Veseys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.2%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.4%).
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Vesey statistics (1911)
Number: 272
Rank: 2,056
Average Age: 28
Veseyin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,209
Rank: 21,932
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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