Herley family name history and map

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Herley in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 26 people named Herley in Ireland: 12 men and 14 women.

Counties with Herley in Ireland

Most Herleys were found in Cork (18), with smaller numbers in Kerry (4), Waterford (2), Mayo (1) and Sligo (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Herley average age in 1911

The average Herley in 1911 was 28.2 years old, though with only 26 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Herley literacy in 1911

Of the Herleys whose literacy was recorded, 80.8% could both read and write, 7.7% could read but not write, and 11.5% could do neither.

Herley common first names

Among the Herleys were men named Michael (2), Aloysius, James Eru, Jurey and Nicholas and women named Mary (3), Catherine Mary, Cathleen, Eillen and Elizabeth.

Herley occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Herleys. Among them were 5 at school, 4 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer, 2 recorded as clerk / office worker, 2 recorded as domestic servant and 1 recorded as farm labourer.

What religion is Herley?

Herleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.7%).

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Herley statistics (1911)

Number: 26
Rank: 8,230
Average Age: 28

Herley in the USA (2020)

Number: 272
Rank: 76,236

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

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