Halley family name history and map
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Halley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 154 people named Halley in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 82 men and 72 women.
Counties with Halley in Ireland
Waterford was Halley country: 40.3% of them (62 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (37), Dublin (14), Kilkenny (14) and Antrim (8).
Halley average age in 1911
The average Halley in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 29.8 for men and 31.6 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.
Halley literacy in 1911
Of the Halleys whose literacy was recorded, 68.9% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 27.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 72.2% reading and writing against 65.8% 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.
Halley common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (17), James, Michael, John and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Johanna and Julia.
Halley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Halley's census form was "Scholar"; 16.2% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.6%), general labourer (6.5%), farm labourer (3.2%) and housekeeper (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.1% of all Halleys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Halley?
Halleys were predominantly Roman Catholic (89.6%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (9.1%) and Anglican (0.6%).
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Halley statistics (1911)
Number: 154
Rank: 2,955
Average Age: 31
Halleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,495
Rank: 7,171
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
