O'Rielly family name history and map
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O'Rielly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 302 people named O'Rielly in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 171 women to 131 men.
Counties and map with O'Rielly in Ireland
Cork was O'Rielly country: 29.1% of them (88 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (67), Limerick (36), Mayo (22) and Wexford (13).
O'Rielly average age in 1911
The average O'Rielly in 1911 was 26.5 years old, 25.6 for men and 27.1 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'Rielly literacy in 1911
Of the O'Riellys whose literacy was recorded, 83.5% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 13% 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.
O'Rielly common first names
The most common male names were James (19), John, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (31), followed by Ellen, Catherine, Bridget and Margaret.
O'Rielly occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an O'Rielly's census form was "Scholar"; 24.8% (75) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (7.9%), farmer (4.6%), general labourer (3.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 9.9% of all O'Riellys, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is O'Rielly?
O'Riellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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O'Rielly statistics (1911)
Number: 302
Rank: 1,903
Average Age: 27
O'Rielly in the USA (2020)
Number: 204
Rank: 95,802
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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