Howley family name history and map
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Howley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 846 people named Howley in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 430 men and 415 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Howley in Ireland
Mayo was Howley country: 36.3% of them (307 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (243), Galway (112), Clare (62) and Kilkenny (47).
Howley average age in 1911
The average Howley in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 29.7 for men and 32.4 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.
Howley literacy in 1911
Of the Howleys whose literacy was recorded, 73.2% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 23.3% 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.
Howley common first names
The most common male names were Michael (55), Patrick, John, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (89), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Howley occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Howleys was farmer, 21.7% of them (184 people). Next came scholar / student (19.7%), farm labourer (3.5%), general labourer (3.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.5% of all Howleys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Howley?
Howleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.8%).
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Howley statistics (1911)
Number: 846
Rank: 897
Average Age: 31
Howley in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,565
Rank: 11,689
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
