Coakley family name history and map
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Coakley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 876 people named Coakley in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 455 men and 421 women.
Counties with Coakley in Ireland
The Coakleys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 77.9% of them (682 people). Next came Kerry (89), Dublin (28), Offaly (20) and Westmeath (15).
Coakley average age in 1911
The average Coakley in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 29.7 for men and 31.2 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.
Coakley literacy in 1911
Of the Coakleys whose literacy was recorded, 81.8% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 80.2% 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.
Coakley common first names
The most common male names were John (64), Patrick, Timothy, Daniel and Jeremiah. For women it was Mary (73), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Hannah and Kate.
Coakley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Coakley's census form was "Scholar"; 21.7% (190) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.9%), farm labourer (3.9%), general labourer (3.8%) and retired / pensioner (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.8% of all Coakleys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Coakley?
Coakleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (0.7%) and Anglican (0.3%).
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Coakley statistics (1911)
Number: 876
Rank: 874
Average Age: 30
Coakley in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,840
Rank: 5,717
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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