Fowley family name history
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Fowley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 170 people named Fowley in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 89 men and 81 women.
Counties with Fowley in Ireland
The Fowleys were heavily concentrated in Leitrim, home to 67.1% of them (114 people). Next came Sligo (54), Donegal (1) and Dublin (1).
Fowley average age in 1911
The average Fowley in 1911 was 35.8 years old, 35.6 for men and 36.1 for women; noticeably 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.
Fowley literacy in 1911
Of the Fowleys whose literacy was recorded, 68.9% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 25.6% 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.
Fowley common first names
The most common male names were John (22), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (22), followed by Bridget, Kate, Ellen and Maggie.
Fowley occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Fowleys was farmer, 26.5% of them (45 people). Next came scholar / student (19.4%), general labourer (5.9%), farm labourer (4.1%) and domestic servant (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.2% of all Fowleys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Fowley?
Fowleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.2% of them.
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Fowley statistics (1911)
Number: 170
Rank: 2,786
Average Age: 36
Fowleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 279
Rank: 74,639
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
