Keilly family name history
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Keilly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 79 people named Keilly in Ireland; roughly one in every 56,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 37 men and 42 women.
Keilly average age in 1911.
The average Keilly in 1911 was 34.6 years old, 38.2 for men and 31.5 for women; noticeably 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.
Keilly literacy in 1911.
Of the Keillys whose literacy was recorded, 76.6% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 19.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.1% reading and writing against 72.5% 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.
The most common male names were James (8), Patrick, John, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Lizzie and Maggie.common first names.
The most common male names were James (8), Patrick, John, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Lizzie and Maggie.
Keilly occupations in 1911.
The most common entry on a Keilly's census form was "Scholar"; 16.5% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (11.4%), domestic servant (10.1%), farmer (6.3%) and general labourer (6.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Keillys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
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Keilly statistics (1911)
79 in Ireland
4436 most common surname in Ireland
35 average age
Keillyin the USA (2020)
0 in USA (2020)
0 rank in USA (2020)
