Brierly family name history and map

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Brierly

Brierly in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 24 people named Brierly in Ireland: 11 men and 12 women.

Counties with Brierly in Ireland

Most Brierlys were found in Dublin (16), with smaller numbers in Down (6), Kilkenny (1) and Louth (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Brierly average age in 1911

The average Brierly in 1911 was 22.6 years old, though with only 24 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Brierly literacy in 1911

Of the Brierlys whose literacy was recorded, 83.3% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 12.5% could do neither.

Brierly common first names

Among the Brierlys were men named Benjamin (2), Francis (2), Frederick, George and Henry and women named Isabella (2), Agnes, Annie, Esther and Josephine.

Brierly occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Brierly's census form was "Scholar"; 37.5% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (16.7%), painter / decorator (8.3%), carter / driver / groom (4.2%) and general labourer (4.2%).

What religion is Brierly?

Brierlys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.3%).

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Brierly statistics (1911)

Number: 24
Rank: 8,599
Average Age: 23

Brierlyin the USA (2020)

Number: 651
Rank: 36,891

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

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