Eardley family name history and map
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Eardley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 75 people named Eardley in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 39 men and 36 women.
Counties with Eardley in Ireland
Galway had the largest share of Eardleys, 17.3% (13 people). Next came Donegal (11), Antrim (10), Dublin (9) and Cork (8).
Eardley average age in 1911
The average Eardley in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 30.9 for men and 22.9 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.
Eardley literacy in 1911
Of the Eardleys whose literacy was recorded, 75.7% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 23% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.9% reading and writing against 74.3% 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.
Eardley common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (4), James, Henry, John and Martin. For women it was Ellen (2), followed by Katie, Maggie, Maggie Elizabeth and Mary.
Eardley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Eardley's census form was "Scholar"; 14.7% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clergy / religious (5.3%), farmer (5.3%), teacher (5.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4%). Grouped by sector, professional accounted for 13.3% of all Eardleys, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Eardley?
Most Eardleys, 65.3%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34.7%).
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Eardley statistics (1911)
Number: 75
Rank: 4,572
Average Age: 27
Eardley in the USA (2020)
Number: 821
Rank: 30,466
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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