Neale family name history
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Neale in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 112 people named Neale in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 56 men and 56 women.
Counties with Neale in Ireland
Dublin was Neale country: 28.6% of them (32 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Laois (25), Waterford (15), Carlow (7) and Kildare (6).
Neale average age in 1911
The average Neale in 1911 was 33.6 years old, 29.2 for men and 38.1 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.
Neale literacy in 1911
Of the Neales whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87.5% reading and writing against 83.9% 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.
Neale common first names
The most common male names were Edward (4), James, Joseph, Leeson and Thomas. For women it was Mary Anne (4), followed by Hannah, Annie, Lucy and Mary.
Neale occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Neales was farmer, 17.9% of them (20 people). Next came scholar / student (17.9%), no occupation / dependent (4.5%), agent / manager (2.7%) and dressmaker / milliner (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.5% of all Neales, followed by retail & commerce, no occupation / dependent and domestic service.
What religion is Neale?
Most Neales, 64.3%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (27.7%) and Quaker (6.2%).
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Neale statistics (1911)
Number: 112
Rank: 3,599
Average Age: 34
Nealein the USA (2020)
Number: 3,457
Rank: 9,078
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
