Quealy family name history and map
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Quealy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 273 people named Quealy in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 131 men and 142 women.
Counties with Quealy in Ireland
The Quealys were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 72.5% of them (198 people). Next came Waterford (39), Kilkenny (15), Cork (9) and Galway (6).
Quealy average age in 1911
The average Quealy in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 28.9 for men and 29.9 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Quealy literacy in 1911
Of the Quealys whose literacy was recorded, 88.7% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 8.3% 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.
Quealy common first names
The most common male names were Michael (26), John, Patrick, Thomas and Martin. For women it was Mary (23), followed by Bridget, Susan, Catherine and Margaret.
Quealy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Quealy's census form was "Scholar"; 26.4% (72) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (26%), farm labourer (2.9%), domestic servant (2.6%) and general labourer (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.9% of all Quealys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Quealy?
Quealys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Quealy statistics (1911)
Number: 273
Rank: 2,051
Average Age: 29
Quealy in the USA (2020)
Number: 398
Rank: 55,632
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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