O'Ceallaigh family name history and map
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O'Ceallaigh in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 71 people named O'Ceallaigh in Ireland; roughly one in every 62,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 66 men to 4 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with O'Ceallaigh in Ireland
Galway was O'Ceallaigh country: 28.2% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (17), Monaghan (9), Dublin (8) and Roscommon (7).
O'Ceallaigh average age in 1911
The average O'Ceallaigh in 1911 was 25.2 years old, 23.8 for men and 47.8 for women; noticeably 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.
O'Ceallaigh literacy in 1911
Literacy was only recorded for 6 of the 71 O'Ceallaighs, too few to say anything meaningful.
O'Ceallaigh common first names
The most common male names were Seaghan (5), Pádraig, Colum, Seamus and Eudhmonn. For women it was Brighid (1), followed by Eilis and Mairgréad.
O'Ceallaigh occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of O'Ceallaighs. Among them were 4 at school and 2 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer.
What religion is O'Ceallaigh?
Religion was only recorded for a minority of O'Ceallaighs. Where it was, Roman Catholic was the most common (11 people).
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O'Ceallaigh statistics (1911)
Number: 71
Rank: 4,725
Average Age: 25
O'Ceallaigh in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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