Polly family name history and map
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Polly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 65 people named Polly in Ireland; roughly one in every 68,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 30 men and 35 women.
Counties with Polly in Ireland
The Pollys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 70.8% of them (46 people). Next came Antrim (13), Tyrone (3), Mayo (2) and Roscommon (1).
Polly average age in 1911
The average Polly in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 30.9 for men and 24.1 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.
Polly literacy in 1911
Of the Pollys whose literacy was recorded, 75.8% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 22.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.8% reading and writing against 69.7% 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.
Polly common first names
The most common male names were William (5), Richard, Robert, William John and George. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Agnes, Harriett, Annie and Ellen.
Polly occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Polly's census form was "Scholar"; 21.5% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were sailor / dock worker (4.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%), carter / driver / groom (3.1%) and domestic servant (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.7% of all Pollys, followed by transport, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Polly?
The largest religious group among Pollys was Anglican, at 46.2%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (30.8%), Presbyterian (13.8%), Plymouth Brethren (7.7%) and Methodist (1.5%).
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Polly statistics (1911)
Number: 65
Rank: 4,937
Average Age: 27
Polly in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,317
Rank: 12,722
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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