Blakely family name history and map
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Blakely in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 382 people named Blakely in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 210 women to 171 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Blakely in Ireland
Down was Blakely country: 39.3% of them (150 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (92), Armagh (44), Tyrone (37) and Dublin (19).
Blakely average age in 1911
The average Blakely in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 28.0 for men and 30.3 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.
Blakely literacy in 1911
Of the Blakelys whose literacy was recorded, 83.7% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.8% reading and writing against 81.2% 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.
Blakely common first names
The most common male names were William (23), James, John, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Annie (13), followed by Elizabeth, Mary, Jane and Margaret.
Blakely occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Blakely's census form was "Scholar"; 18.6% (71) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.6%), textile worker (6%), general labourer (2.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16% of all Blakelys, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Blakely?
Most Blakelys, 60.2%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34.8%), Methodist (2.4%), Roman Catholic (1.8%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.8%).
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Blakely statistics (1911)
Number: 382
Rank: 1,628
Average Age: 29
Blakely in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,257
Rank: 3,121
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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