Burley family name history and map
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Burley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named Burley in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 33 men and 28 women.
Counties and map with Burley in Ireland
Fermanagh was Burley country: 36.1% of them (22 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (10), Clare (9), Kildare (6) and Armagh (5).
Burley average age in 1911
The average Burley in 1911 was 33.5 years old, 31.4 for men and 36.0 for women; noticeably 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.
Burley literacy in 1911
Of the Burleys whose literacy was recorded, 77% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 21.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.6% reading and writing against 75.8% of men. 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.
Burley common first names
The most common male names were George (4), Michael, Thomas, William and John. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Bridget, Jane, Lily and Sarah.
Burley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Burley's census form was "Scholar"; 16.4% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (11.5%), farmer (9.8%), general labourer (8.2%) and retired / pensioner (4.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23% of all Burleys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Burley?
The largest religious group among Burleys was Roman Catholic, at 45.9%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (44.3%), Presbyterian (8.2%) and Methodist (1.6%).
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Burley statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 34
Burley in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,075
Rank: 4,247
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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