Cooley family name history and map
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Cooley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 301 people named Cooley in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 158 men and 142 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Cooley in Ireland
Down had the largest share of Cooleys, 24.3% (73 people). Next came Galway (65), Antrim (44), Clare (26) and Dublin (16).
Cooley average age in 1911
The average Cooley in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 28.3 for men and 26.0 for women; a touch younger 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.
Cooley literacy in 1911
Of the Cooleys whose literacy was recorded, 66.9% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 28% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Cooley common first names
The most common male names were John (20), Patrick, James, Michael and William. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Annie, Bridget, Sarah and Margaret.
Cooley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cooley's census form was "Scholar"; 22.6% (68) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.6%), general labourer (6.3%), domestic servant (4%) and farm labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15% of all Cooleys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Cooley?
Cooleys were predominantly Roman Catholic (71.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (14.3%), Presbyterian (9.6%), Plymouth Brethren (3.3%) and Unitarian (0.3%).
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Cooley statistics (1911)
Number: 301
Rank: 1,907
Average Age: 27
Cooley in the USA (2020)
Number: 32,317
Rank: 1,065
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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