Feeley family name history and map
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Feeley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 231 people named Feeley in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 117 men and 114 women.
Counties with Feeley in Ireland
Roscommon was Feeley country: 29.9% of them (69 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (32), Dublin (20), Meath (19) and Leitrim (16).
Feeley average age in 1911
The average Feeley in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 32.2 for men and 30.0 for women; slightly older 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.
Feeley literacy in 1911
Of the Feeleys whose literacy was recorded, 79.8% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 16.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81% reading and writing against 78.7% 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.
Feeley common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (17), James, John, Michael and William. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Kate, Bridget, Rose and Anne.
Feeley occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Feeleys was farmer, 18.6% of them (43 people). Next came scholar / student (18.2%), general labourer (6.5%), farm labourer (3%) and textile worker (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.1% of all Feeleys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is Feeley?
Feeleys were predominantly Roman Catholic (89.2%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (2.2%), Presbyterian (1.7%), Anglican (1.3%) and Non-Conformist (0.4%).
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Feeley statistics (1911)
Number: 231
Rank: 2,302
Average Age: 31
Feeley in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,966
Rank: 8,012
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
