Hennelly family name history and map
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Hennelly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 337 people named Hennelly in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 164 men and 173 women.
Counties with Hennelly in Ireland
The Hennellys were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 76% of them (256 people). Next came Galway (67), Cork (6), Tipperary (2) and Antrim (1).
Hennelly average age in 1911
The average Hennelly in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 30.2 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.
Hennelly literacy in 1911
Of the Hennellys whose literacy was recorded, 67.8% could both read and write, 1.2% could read but not write, and 31% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 74.9% reading and writing against 60.2% 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.
Hennelly common first names
The most common male names were John (32), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Katie and Annie.
Hennelly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Hennellys was farmer, 24.9% of them (84 people). Next came scholar / student (20.2%), dressmaker / milliner (1.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.8%) and farm labourer (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.9% of all Hennellys, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Hennelly?
Hennellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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Hennelly statistics (1911)
Number: 337
Rank: 1,768
Average Age: 30
Hennelly in the USA (2020)
Number: 655
Rank: 36,724
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.