Neely family name history and map
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Neely in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 509 people named Neely in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,600 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 285 men to 224 women.
Counties with Neely in Ireland
Derry was Neely country: 37.7% of them (192 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (109), Tyrone (67), Antrim (52) and Down (42).
Neely average age in 1911
The average Neely in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.6 for men and 29.0 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Neely literacy in 1911
Of the Neelys whose literacy was recorded, 76.7% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 17.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.1% reading and writing against 74.7% 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.
Neely common first names
The most common male names were William (29), Robert, John, George and James. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Sarah and Susan.
Neely occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Neely's census form was "Scholar"; 18.1% (92) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.3%), farm labourer (3.3%), domestic servant (2.8%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.7% of all Neelys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Neely?
Most Neelys, 65.2%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (30.1%), Protestant (1.2%), Plymouth Brethren (1%) and Roman Catholic (0.8%).
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Neely statistics (1911)
Number: 509
Rank: 1,337
Average Age: 29
Neely in the USA (2020)
Number: 22,316
Rank: 1,567
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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