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Colreavy Family History

Colreavy Surname Meaning

reduced from Mac Giolla Riabhaigh ‘son of the brindled lad’ see McAreavey. Compare Callery.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland, 2021


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You can see how Colreavy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Colreavy family name was found in Scotland in 1901. In 1901 there was 1 Colreavy family living in Midlothian. This was 100% of all the recorded Colreavy's in Scotland. Midlothian had the highest population of Colreavy families in 1901.
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There are 126 immigration records available for the last name Colreavy. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 8 military records available for the last name Colreavy. For the veterans among your Colreavy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Colreavy lifespan?

Between 1968 and 1994, in the United States, Colreavy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Colreavy in 1968 was 67, and 67 in 1994.

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