Whalley family name history and map
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Whalley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Whalley in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 26 women.
Counties with Whalley in Ireland
Waterford was Whalley country: 25.5% of them (13 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (11), Wicklow (7), Antrim (5) and Kildare (5).
Whalley average age in 1911
The average Whalley in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 26.6 for men and 32.2 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Whalley literacy in 1911
Of the Whalleys whose literacy was recorded, 86.3% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 11.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88% reading and writing against 84.6% 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.
Whalley common first names
The most common male names were James (3), John, Joseph, Antony and Christopher. For women it was Catherine (3), followed by Mary, Elizabeth, Alice and Cecilia.
Whalley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Whalley's census form was "Scholar"; 15.7% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (9.8%), clerk / office worker (5.9%), domestic servant (5.9%) and painter / decorator (5.9%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 15.7% of all Whalleys, followed by domestic service, clerical & administration and agriculture.
What religion is Whalley?
The largest religious group among Whalleys was Anglican, at 37.3%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.3%) and Presbyterian (23.5%).
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Whalley statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 30
Whalleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 838
Rank: 29,943
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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