Flannelly family name history
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Flannelly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 123 people named Flannelly in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 69 men to 54 women.
Counties with Flannelly in Ireland
The Flannellys were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 61% of them (75 people). Next came Sligo (37), Galway (8), Antrim (1) and Donegal (1).
Flannelly average age in 1911
The average Flannelly in 1911 was 35.3 years old, 32.6 for men and 38.8 for women; noticeably 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.
Flannelly literacy in 1911
Of the Flannellys whose literacy was recorded, 79.3% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 18.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.1% reading and writing against 77.9% 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.
Flannelly common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Patrick, James, Matthew and Thomas. For women it was Bridget (13), followed by Mary, Catherine, Kate and Margaret.
Flannelly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Flannellys was farmer, 26% of them (32 people). Next came scholar / student (13.8%), butcher (4.1%), farm labourer (4.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.7% of all Flannellys, followed by food & drink, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Flannelly?
Flannellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.8%) and Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Flannelly statistics (1911)
Number: 123
Rank: 3,397
Average Age: 35
Flannellyin the USA (2020)
Number: 238
Rank: 84,785
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
