Blee family name history and map
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Blee in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 75 people named Blee in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 44 men to 31 women.
Counties with Blee in Ireland
The Blees were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 57.3% of them (43 people). Next came Donegal (16), Derry (10), Waterford (5) and Antrim (1).
Blee average age in 1911
The average Blee in 1911 was 25.8 years old, 23.2 for men and 29.5 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Blee literacy in 1911
Of the Blees whose literacy was recorded, 70.3% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 27% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.7% reading and writing against 61.3% 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.
Blee common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, Bernard, Joseph and Michael. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Maggie, Rose, Elizabith and Mary Ann.
Blee occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Blee's census form was "Scholar"; 26.7% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.7%), textile worker (6.7%), carter / driver / groom (2.7%) and general labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12% of all Blees, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and transport.
What religion is Blee?
Blees were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (9.3%).
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Blee statistics (1911)
Number: 75
Rank: 4,572
Average Age: 26
Blee in the USA (2020)
Number: 305
Rank: 69,365
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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