Greally family name history and map
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Greally in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 252 people named Greally in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 114 men and 138 women.
Counties with Greally in Ireland
Galway was Greally country: 38.5% of them (97 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (90), Roscommon (38), Westmeath (14) and Longford (11).
Greally average age in 1911
The average Greally in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 31.2 for men and 29.2 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Greally literacy in 1911
Of the Greallys whose literacy was recorded, 74.6% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 21% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.1% reading and writing against 71.6% 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.
Greally common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (21), James, John, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (29), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Greally occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Greallys was farmer, 25.4% of them (64 people). Next came scholar / student (21%), general labourer (2.4%), domestic servant (2%) and farm labourer (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27% of all Greallys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Greally?
Greallys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Greally statistics (1911)
Number: 252
Rank: 2,161
Average Age: 30
Greally in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.