Foly family name history and map

No data was found
No data was found

Foly in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 32 people named Foly in Ireland: 17 men and 15 women.

Counties with Foly in Ireland

Most Folys were found in Cork (12), with smaller numbers in Dublin (8), Kerry (6), Leitrim (4) and Louth (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Foly average age in 1911

The average Foly in 1911 was 28.7 years old, though with only 32 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Foly literacy in 1911

Of the Folys whose literacy was recorded, 67.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 32.3% could do neither.

Foly common first names

Among the Folys were men named James (5), Daniel (2), Maurice (2), Thomas (2) and Dennis and women named Ellin (2), Ann, Anne, Bridget Mary and Catherine.

Foly occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Folys was general labourer, 25% of them (8 people). Next came scholar / student (15.6%), farmer (6.2%), metal worker / engineer (6.2%) and railway / tram worker (6.2%).

What religion is Foly?

Folys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

Visitor Notes

Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Picture of Pete F
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of Foly. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
Name
Email
Message
Upload images/documents
Maximum file size: 100 MB
If you'd like to add an image or a PDF please do it here.

Foly statistics (1911)

Number: 32
Rank: 7,360
Average Age: 29

Folyin the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

Ref: foly

Places

Also see...

No data was found

Advertisement