Ridley family name history and map

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Ridley in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 42 people named Ridley in Ireland: 16 men and 26 women.

Counties with Ridley in Ireland

Most Ridleys were found in Dublin (18), with smaller numbers in Antrim (5), Down (5), Armagh (4) and Galway (4).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Ridley average age in 1911

The average Ridley in 1911 was 26.2 years old, though with only 42 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Ridley literacy in 1911

Of the Ridleys whose literacy was recorded, 89.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 10.3% could do neither.

Ridley common first names

Among the Ridleys were men named John (3), George (2), Richard (2), William (2) and Arthur and women named Mary (4), Annie (2), Elizabeth (2), Alexandra and Alice.

Ridley occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Ridley's census form was "Scholar"; 26.2% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (4.8%), other maker / factory worker (4.8%), retired / pensioner (4.8%) and carpenter / joiner (2.4%).

What religion is Ridley?

Most Ridleys, 61.9%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.7%) and Methodist (2.4%).

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Ridley statistics (1911)

Number: 42
Rank: 6,367
Average Age: 26

Ridley in the USA (2020)

Number: 11,357
Rank: 3,089

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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