Grimley family name history and map
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Grimley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 247 people named Grimley in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 138 women to 109 men.
Counties with Grimley in Ireland
The Grimleys were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 60.7% of them (150 people). Next came Antrim (43), Dublin (43), Tyrone (4) and Monaghan (3).
Grimley average age in 1911
The average Grimley in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 31.3 for men and 30.9 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.
Grimley literacy in 1911
Of the Grimleys whose literacy was recorded, 72.5% could both read and write, 7.9% could read but not write, and 19.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Grimley common first names
The most common male names were John (15), Patrick, James, Peter and Bernard. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Catherine, Anne, Sarah and Bridget.
Grimley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Grimley's census form was "Scholar"; 17.4% (43) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15%), textile worker (13.8%), domestic servant (3.2%) and general labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.8% of all Grimleys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Grimley?
Grimleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.7%) and Presbyterian (1.6%).
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Grimley statistics (1911)
Number: 247
Rank: 2,191
Average Age: 31
Grimleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 872
Rank: 28,982
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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