Holley family name history and map
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Holley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Holley in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 38 women to 16 men.
Counties with Holley in Ireland
Derry was Holley country: 33.3% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (12), Dublin (12), Kerry (4) and Limerick (4).
Holley average age in 1911
The average Holley in 1911 was 23.1 years old, 34.7 for men and 18.2 for women; noticeably 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.
Holley literacy in 1911
Of the Holleys whose literacy was recorded, 85.2% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 13% could do neither. 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.
Holley common first names
The most common male names were Robert (4), Alexander, William J, Charles A and Charles Henry. For women it was Elizabeth (4), followed by Maggie, Eileen, Jermetie and Martha Jane.
Holley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Holley's census form was "Scholar"; 33.3% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were dressmaker / milliner (9.3%), carpenter / joiner (5.6%), farm labourer (3.7%) and housekeeper (3.7%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 11.1% of all Holleys, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and domestic service.
What religion is Holley?
The largest religious group among Holleys was Anglican, at 33.3%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (29.6%), Roman Catholic (22.2%), Baptist (11.1%) and Methodist (3.7%).
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Holley statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 23
Holleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 28,921
Rank: 1,192
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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