O'Herlihy family name history and map
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O'Herlihy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 73 people named O'Herlihy in Ireland; roughly one in every 60,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 45 men to 28 women.
Counties with O'Herlihy in Ireland
The O'Herlihys were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 63% of them (46 people). Next came Antrim (11), Dublin (8), Kerry (7) and Offaly (1).
O'Herlihy average age in 1911
The average O'Herlihy in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 24.0 for men and 32.3 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.
O'Herlihy literacy in 1911
Of the O'Herlihys whose literacy was recorded, 88.6% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 11.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 96.2% reading and writing against 84.1% of men. 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.
O'Herlihy common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Michael, Daniel, Patrick and Denis. For women it was Ellen (3), followed by Hannah, Kate, Margaret and Mary.
O'Herlihy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an O'Herlihy's census form was "Scholar"; 24.7% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (5.5%), farmer (5.5%), clerk / office worker (4.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 8.2% of all O'Herlihys, followed by agriculture, building & construction and clerical & administration.
What religion is O'Herlihy?
O'Herlihys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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O'Herlihy statistics (1911)
Number: 73
Rank: 4,636
Average Age: 27
O'Herlihy in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.