Dowley family name history
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Dowley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 119 people named Dowley in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 66 men to 53 women.
Counties with Dowley in Ireland
The Dowleys were heavily concentrated in Tipperary, home to 50.4% of them (60 people). Next came Waterford (29), Westmeath (9), Meath (7) and Dublin (4).
Dowley average age in 1911
The average Dowley in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 26.7 for men and 32.6 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.
Dowley literacy in 1911
Of the Dowleys whose literacy was recorded, 81.9% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86.5% reading and writing against 78.1% 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.
Dowley common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (8), John, Richard, William and Michael. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Dowley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dowley's census form was "Scholar"; 26.9% (32) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.9%), plasterer / slater / thatcher (2.5%) and sailor / dock worker (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.4% of all Dowleys, followed by building & construction, retail & commerce and professional.
What religion is Dowley?
Dowleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (2.5%).
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Dowley statistics (1911)
Number: 119
Rank: 3,468
Average Age: 29
Dowleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 218
Rank: 90,848
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
