Crilley family name history and map
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Crilley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Crilley in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 24 women.
Counties with Crilley in Ireland
Down was Crilley country: 34.6% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (13), Antrim (7), Armagh (7) and Cork (3).
Crilley average age in 1911
The average Crilley in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 33.0 for men and 33.1 for women; slightly 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.
Crilley literacy in 1911
Of the Crilleys whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 8.2% could read but not write, and 12.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 76% 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.
Crilley common first names
The most common male names were Michael (3), William James, Arthur, Daniel and John. For women it was Sarah (3), followed by Margaret, Minnie, Agness and Anne.
Crilley occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Crilleys was farmer, 15.4% of them (8 people). Next came scholar / student (13.5%), farm labourer (7.7%), other maker / factory worker (7.7%) and domestic servant (5.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.1% of all Crilleys, followed by domestic service, manufacturing & trades and retail & commerce.
What religion is Crilley?
Crilleys were predominantly Roman Catholic (71.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (19.2%) and Presbyterian (3.8%).
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Crilley statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 33
Crilley in the USA (2020)
Number: 576
Rank: 40,855
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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