Grealish family name history and map
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Grealish in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 362 people named Grealish in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 186 men and 176 women.
Counties with Grealish in Ireland
The Grealishes were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 89.8% of them (325 people). Next came Mayo (17), Cavan (7), Tipperary (6) and Clare (5).
Grealish average age in 1911
The average Grealish in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 29.8 for men and 27.0 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.
Grealish literacy in 1911
Of the Grealishes whose literacy was recorded, 57.1% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 37.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 58.2% reading and writing against 56% 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.
Grealish common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (33), John, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (34), followed by Bridget, Kate, Barbara and Margaret.
Grealish occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Grealishes was farmer, 25.1% of them (91 people). Next came scholar / student (21.5%), farm labourer (3.3%), retired / pensioner (1.7%) and domestic servant (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.5% of all Grealishes, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Grealish?
Grealishes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Grealish statistics (1911)
Number: 362
Rank: 1,690
Average Age: 28
Grealishin the USA (2020)
Number: 394
Rank: 56,084
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
