Gillooly family name history
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Gillooly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 169 people named Gillooly in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 83 men and 86 women.
Counties with Gillooly in Ireland
The Gilloolys were heavily concentrated in Roscommon, home to 59.2% of them (100 people). Next came Leitrim (29), Sligo (11), Westmeath (11) and Galway (7).
Gillooly average age in 1911
The average Gillooly in 1911 was 33.6 years old, 30.0 for men and 37.1 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.
Gillooly literacy in 1911
Of the Gilloolys whose literacy was recorded, 70.8% could both read and write, 8.9% could read but not write, and 20.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 74.4% reading and writing against 67.4% of 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.
Gillooly common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Peter, Patrick, Thomas and Michael. For women it was Bridget (15), followed by Mary, Kate, Anne and Maria.
Gillooly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gilloolys was farmer, 28.4% of them (48 people). Next came scholar / student (14.8%), domestic servant (2.4%), farm labourer (2.4%) and general labourer (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.8% of all Gilloolys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Gillooly?
Gilloolys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.4% of them.
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Gillooly statistics (1911)
Number: 169
Rank: 2,797
Average Age: 34
Gilloolyin the USA (2020)
Number: 647
Rank: 37,075
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
