Farrelly family name history and map
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Farrelly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,948 people named Farrelly in Ireland, about 0.067% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 300th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,480 men and 1,462 women. (A small number, 6, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Farrelly in Ireland
Cavan was Farrelly country: 36.3% of them (1,070 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (744), Dublin (485), Longford (143) and Westmeath (103).
Farrelly average age in 1911
The average Farrelly in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 30.6 for men and 31.5 for women; slightly older 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.
Farrelly literacy in 1911
Of the Farrellys whose literacy was recorded, 80.4% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 15.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Farrelly common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (214), John, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (254), followed by Bridget, Annie, Anne and Margaret.
Farrelly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Farrellys was farmer, 18.9% of them (557 people). Next came scholar / student (18.8%), farm labourer (6.3%), general labourer (4.1%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.1% of all Farrellys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Farrelly?
Farrellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.5%).
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Farrelly statistics (1911)
Number: 2,948
Rank: 300
Average Age: 31
Farrelly in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,559
Rank: 17,694
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.