Melly family name history and map
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Melly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 274 people named Melly in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 146 men and 128 women.
Counties and map with Melly in Ireland
The Mellys were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 70.1% of them (192 people). Next came Fermanagh (37), Sligo (18), Tyrone (12) and Leitrim (9).
Melly average age in 1911
The average Melly in 1911 was 33.4 years old, 34.1 for men and 32.6 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.
Melly literacy in 1911
Of the Mellys whose literacy was recorded, 56.4% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 39.1% 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.
Melly common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (22), John, James, Michael and William. For women it was Mary (23), followed by Bridget, Annie, Ellen and Sarah.
Melly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Mellys was farmer, 28.1% of them (77 people). Next came scholar / student (15.7%), farm labourer (3.3%), general labourer (2.9%) and knitter / lace worker (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.8% of all Mellys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Melly?
Mellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (0.7%).
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Melly statistics (1911)
Number: 274
Rank: 2,047
Average Age: 33
Melly in the USA (2020)
Number: 295
Rank: 71,297
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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