Murley family name history and map
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Murley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 65 people named Murley in Ireland; roughly one in every 68,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 38 men to 27 women.
Counties with Murley in Ireland
The Murleys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 83.1% of them (54 people). Next came Waterford (7), Dublin (2), Galway (1) and Kerry (1).
Murley average age in 1911
The average Murley in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 29.0 for men and 27.8 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.
Murley literacy in 1911
Of the Murleys whose literacy was recorded, 66.2% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 29.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 68.4% reading and writing against 63% 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.
Murley common first names
The most common male names were Jeremiah (4), John, Daniel, James and Michael. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Hannah, Margaret, Catherine and Ellen.
Murley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Murley's census form was "Scholar"; 21.5% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (10.8%), no occupation / dependent (6.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%) and carpenter / joiner (3.1%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 10.8% of all Murleys, followed by agriculture, no occupation / dependent and building & construction.
What religion is Murley?
Murleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Murley statistics (1911)
Number: 65
Rank: 4,937
Average Age: 29
Murley in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,519
Rank: 18,093
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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