Donelly family name history
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Donelly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 121 people named Donelly in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 65 men and 56 women.
Counties with Donelly in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Donellys, 19.8% (24 people). Next came Tyrone (24), Dublin (18), Down (11) and Roscommon (9).
Donelly average age in 1911
The average Donelly in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 30.4 for men and 33.6 for women; slightly 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.
Donelly literacy in 1911
Of the Donellys whose literacy was recorded, 65.3% could both read and write, 10.7% could read but not write, and 24% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73.2% reading and writing against 58.5% 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.
Donelly common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (12), James, John, William and Francis. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Ellen, Ann, Kate and Margaret.
Donelly occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Donelly's census form was "Scholar"; 15.7% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (9.9%), domestic servant (7.4%), general labourer (7.4%) and farmer (5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.7% of all Donellys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Donelly?
Donellys were predominantly Roman Catholic (88.4%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (3.3%), Baptist (2.5%) and Anglican (1.7%).
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Donelly statistics (1911)
Number: 121
Rank: 3,440
Average Age: 32
Donellyin the USA (2020)
Number: 131
Rank: 133,930
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
