Barkley family name history and map
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Barkley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 312 people named Barkley in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 178 women to 134 men.
Counties with Barkley in Ireland
The Barkleys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 74.4% of them (232 people). Next came Down (37), Dublin (13), Tyrone (13) and Derry (10).
Barkley average age in 1911
The average Barkley in 1911 was 31.7 years old, 33.1 for men and 30.6 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.
Barkley literacy in 1911
Of the Barkleys whose literacy was recorded, 81.7% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.2% reading and writing against 79.1% 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.
Barkley common first names
The most common male names were James (20), John, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Agnes, Jane, Sarah and Annie.
Barkley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Barkley's census form was "Scholar"; 18.6% (58) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), textile worker (5.1%), general labourer (3.5%) and carpenter / joiner (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.8% of all Barkleys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Barkley?
Most Barkleys, 65.1%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (16.3%), Roman Catholic (12.8%), Methodist (2.2%) and Congregationalist (1.6%).
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Barkley statistics (1911)
Number: 312
Rank: 1,869
Average Age: 32
Barkleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 12,719
Rank: 2,758
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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