Copley family name history and map
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Copley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 137 people named Copley in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 67 men and 70 women.
Counties and map with Copley in Ireland
Kilkenny was Copley country: 27% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (22), Cork (20), Clare (15) and Roscommon (10).
Copley average age in 1911
The average Copley in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 27.4 for men and 30.3 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.
Copley literacy in 1911
Of the Copleys whose literacy was recorded, 81.5% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 14.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.7% reading and writing against 76.9% 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.
Copley common first names
The most common male names were John (8), William, Richard, Thomas and Arthur. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Bridget and Catherine.
Copley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Copley's census form was "Scholar"; 25.5% (35) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.2%), tailor (5.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.9%) and clerk / office worker (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.7% of all Copleys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Copley?
Most Copleys, 59.1%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.8%), Plymouth Brethren (3.6%), Methodist (0.7%) and Presbyterian (0.7%).
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Copley statistics (1911)
Number: 137
Rank: 3,166
Average Age: 29
Copley in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,354
Rank: 5,296
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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