Shilliday family name history and map
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Shilliday in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 131 people named Shilliday in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 75 men to 56 women.
Counties with Shilliday in Ireland
Down was Shilliday country: 46.6% of them (61 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (37), Antrim (31) and Tyrone (2).
Shilliday average age in 1911
The average Shilliday in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 26.6 for men and 33.1 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.
Shilliday literacy in 1911
Of the Shillidays whose literacy was recorded, 88.5% could both read and write, 1.5% could read but not write, and 9.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92.9% reading and writing against 85.3% 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.
Shilliday common first names
The most common male names were John (13), Joseph, James, Robert and William. For women it was Jane (4), followed by Lizzie, Mary Jane, Annie and Hannah.
Shilliday occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Shillidays was farmer, 25.2% of them (33 people). Next came scholar / student (17.6%), textile worker (10.7%), farm labourer (2.3%) and laundress (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.2% of all Shillidays, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and metal & engineering.
What religion is Shilliday?
Shillidays were overwhelmingly Presbyterian, 92.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.6%).
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Shilliday statistics (1911)
Number: 131
Rank: 3,267
Average Age: 29
Shilliday in the USA (2020)
Number: 108
Rank: 150,935
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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