Mealy family name history and map
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Mealy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 55 people named Mealy in Ireland; roughly one in every 80,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 31 men to 24 women.
Counties with Mealy in Ireland
Kilkenny was Mealy country: 38.2% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (12), Mayo (7), Cork (5) and Carlow (3).
Mealy average age in 1911
The average Mealy in 1911 was 27.3 years old, 25.6 for men and 29.5 for women; a touch 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.
Mealy literacy in 1911
Of the Mealys whose literacy was recorded, 73.6% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 26.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.7% reading and writing against 69.6% 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.
Mealy common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Martin, George, Michael and Anthony. For women it was Bridget (3), followed by Julia, Mary, Ellen and Lizzie.
Mealy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Mealy's census form was "Scholar"; 12.7% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.1%), miner / quarryman (9.1%), baker / confectioner (5.5%) and domestic servant (5.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.5% of all Mealys, followed by domestic service, mining & quarrying and food & drink.
What religion is Mealy?
Mealys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.5%) and Presbyterian (1.8%).
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Mealy statistics (1911)
Number: 55
Rank: 5,461
Average Age: 27
Mealyin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,246
Rank: 21,381
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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