Freil family name history and map
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Freil in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Freil in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 27 men and 26 women.
Counties with Freil in Ireland
Donegal was Freil country: 39.6% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (12), Mayo (7), Fermanagh (6) and Tyrone (4).
Freil average age in 1911
The average Freil in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 28.8 for men and 34.2 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.
Freil literacy in 1911
Of the Freils whose literacy was recorded, 70.6% could both read and write, 11.8% could read but not write, and 17.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.2% reading and writing against 63% 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.
Freil common first names
The most common male names were Edward (4), Patrick, John, William and Charles. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Elizabeth, Ellen, Margaret and Annie.
Freil occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Freils was farmer, 17% of them (9 people). Next came scholar / student (11.3%), general labourer (7.5%), clerk / office worker (3.8%) and railway / tram worker (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.8% of all Freils, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and clerical & administration.
What religion is Freil?
Freils were predominantly Roman Catholic (79.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (17%) and Presbyterian (3.8%).
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Freil statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 31
Freil in the USA (2020)
Number: 99
Rank: 156,005
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.