Curley family name history and map
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Curley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,672 people named Curley in Ireland, about 0.038% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 521st most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 849 men and 823 women.
Counties with Curley in Ireland
Galway was Curley country: 29.9% of them (500 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (332), Mayo (151), Dublin (147) and Westmeath (86).
Curley average age in 1911
The average Curley in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 29.3 for men and 28.7 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.
Curley literacy in 1911
Of the Curleys whose literacy was recorded, 71.3% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 23.6% 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.
Curley common first names
The most common male names were John (128), Patrick, Thomas, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (118), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Curley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Curley's census form was "Scholar"; 23.6% (395) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20%), general labourer (3.2%), farm labourer (2.9%) and domestic servant (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.9% of all Curleys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Curley?
Curleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (1.3%) and Anglican (1%).
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Curley statistics (1911)
Number: 1,672
Rank: 521
Average Age: 29
Curley in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,610
Rank: 3,027
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.