Brolly family name history and map
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Brolly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 358 people named Brolly in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 185 men and 173 women.
Counties with Brolly in Ireland
The Brollys were heavily concentrated in Derry, home to 81.6% of them (292 people). Next came Donegal (32), Antrim (26), Tyrone (4) and Down (3).
Brolly average age in 1911
The average Brolly in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.7 for men and 28.9 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.
Brolly literacy in 1911
Of the Brollys whose literacy was recorded, 69.7% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 23.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.4% reading and writing against 63.6% 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.
Brolly common first names
The most common male names were James (27), Patrick, John, Thomas and William. For women it was Bridget (13), followed by Mary, Annie, Catherine and Margaret.
Brolly occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Brolly's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (76) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (11.7%), farmer (9.8%), seamstress (4.5%) and general labourer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.5% of all Brollys, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Brolly?
Brollys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (8.7%) and Anglican (0.3%).
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Brolly statistics (1911)
Number: 358
Rank: 1,708
Average Age: 29
Brolly in the USA (2020)
Number: 109
Rank: 150,205
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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