Kerley family name history and map
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Kerley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 245 people named Kerley in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 118 men and 127 women.
Counties with Kerley in Ireland
The Kerleys were heavily concentrated in Louth, home to 57.6% of them (141 people). Next came Limerick (37), Monaghan (26), Antrim (12) and Armagh (11).
Kerley average age in 1911
The average Kerley in 1911 was 32.0 years old, 30.8 for men and 33.0 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.
Kerley literacy in 1911
Of the Kerleys whose literacy was recorded, 78.2% could both read and write, 5.9% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 75.4% 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.
Kerley common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Patrick, James, Michael and Peter. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Anne.
Kerley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kerley's census form was "Scholar"; 24.9% (61) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.7%), general labourer (4.1%), farm labourer (3.7%) and blacksmith / smith (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.8% of all Kerleys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Kerley?
Kerleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.6%).
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Kerley statistics (1911)
Number: 245
Rank: 2,207
Average Age: 32
Kerleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,415
Rank: 7,279
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
