Collery family name history
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Collery in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 117 people named Collery in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 56 men and 59 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Collery in Ireland
The Collerys were heavily concentrated in Sligo, home to 81.2% of them (95 people). Next came Dublin (7), Wexford (6), Kerry (4) and Roscommon (4).
Collery average age in 1911
The average Collery in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 35.4 for men and 28.0 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.
Collery literacy in 1911
Of the Collerys whose literacy was recorded, 88.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 11.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.3% reading and writing against 86.3% 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.
Collery common first names
The most common male names were John (12), James, Patrick, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Annie, Jane, Catherine and Kate.
Collery occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Collerys was farmer, 29.9% of them (35 people). Next came scholar / student (18.8%), farm labourer (3.4%), domestic servant (2.6%) and cook (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.3% of all Collerys, followed by domestic service, building & construction and retail & commerce.
What religion is Collery?
Collerys were predominantly Roman Catholic (80.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.1%).
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Collery statistics (1911)
Number: 117
Rank: 3,501
Average Age: 32
Colleryin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
