Nealis family name history and map

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Nealis in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 70 people named Nealis in Ireland; roughly one in every 63,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 37 men and 33 women.

Counties with Nealis in Ireland

Mayo was Nealis country: 30% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (20), Sligo (19), Donegal (9) and Clare (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Nealis average age in 1911

The average Nealis in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 33.0 for men and 29.5 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.

Nealis literacy in 1911

Of the Nealises whose literacy was recorded, 69.2% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 27.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.4% reading and writing against 54.8% 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.

Nealis common first names

The most common male names were Patrick (8), James, John, William and Francis. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Sarah and Anne.

Nealis occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Nealises was farmer, 20% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (15.7%), textile worker (5.7%), farm labourer (2.9%) and general labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.9% of all Nealises, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and building & construction.

What religion is Nealis?

Nealises were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.6% of them.

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Nealis statistics (1911)

Number: 70
Rank: 4,760
Average Age: 31

Nealis in the USA (2020)

Number: 911
Rank: 27,931

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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