Deely family name history and map
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Deely in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 295 people named Deely in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 152 men and 143 women.
Counties with Deely in Ireland
The Deelys were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 72.9% of them (215 people). Next came Cork (30), Limerick (21), Clare (17) and Tipperary (11).
Deely average age in 1911
The average Deely in 1911 was 27.5 years old, 27.1 for men and 27.9 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.
Deely literacy in 1911
Of the Deelys whose literacy was recorded, 77.7% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 19.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.7% reading and writing against 76.6% of 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.
Deely common first names
The most common male names were John (24), Thomas, Patrick, Martin and Michael. For women it was Mary (24), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Catherine.
Deely occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Deelys was farmer, 27.8% of them (82 people). Next came scholar / student (25.8%), farm labourer (2.4%), herd / dairy worker (1.7%) and general labourer (1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.9% of all Deelys, followed by professional, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Deely?
Deelys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Deely statistics (1911)
Number: 295
Rank: 1,938
Average Age: 28
Deelyin the USA (2020)
Number: 553
Rank: 42,249
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
