Colleary family name history and map
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Colleary in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Colleary in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 26 women.
Counties with Colleary in Ireland
The Collearys were heavily concentrated in Sligo, home to 80.4% of them (41 people). Next came Dublin (6), Tipperary (2), Kerry (1) and Kilkenny (1).
Colleary average age in 1911
The average Colleary in 1911 was 34.7 years old, 32.7 for men and 36.5 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.
Colleary literacy in 1911
Of the Collearys whose literacy was recorded, 65.9% could both read and write, 7.3% could read but not write, and 26.8% could do neither. 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.
Colleary common first names
The most common male names were Michael (5), Patrick, James, Thos and Bernard John. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Anne and Sarah.
Colleary occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Collearys was farmer, 37.3% of them (19 people). Next came scholar / student (13.7%), farm labourer (5.9%), dressmaker / milliner (2%) and general labourer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 43.1% of all Collearys, followed by transport, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Colleary?
Collearys were predominantly Roman Catholic (86.3%).
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Colleary statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 35
Collearyin the USA (2020)
Number: 173
Rank: 108,965
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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