Crilly family name history and map
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Crilly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 687 people named Crilly in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 336 men and 350 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Crilly in Ireland
Derry was Crilly country: 26.2% of them (180 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (128), Down (119), Armagh (85) and Antrim (66).
Crilly average age in 1911
The average Crilly in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 29.6 for men and 28.5 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.
Crilly literacy in 1911
Of the Crillys whose literacy was recorded, 75.4% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 20.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 76.9% reading and writing against 73.9% 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.
Crilly common first names
The most common male names were John (46), James, Patrick, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (47), followed by Annie, Catherine, Bridget and Sarah.
Crilly occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crilly's census form was "Scholar"; 19.4% (133) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.4%), farm labourer (3.9%), general labourer (3.9%) and domestic servant (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.4% of all Crillys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Crilly?
Crillys were predominantly Roman Catholic (83.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.3%), Presbyterian (2.8%) and Congregationalist (1.6%).
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Crilly statistics (1911)
Number: 687
Rank: 1,047
Average Age: 29
Crilly in the USA (2020)
Number: 897
Rank: 28,316
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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