Rahilly family name history and map
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Rahilly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 464 people named Rahilly in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 224 men and 238 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Rahilly in Ireland
Kerry was Rahilly country: 49.4% of them (229 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (158), Limerick (53), Tipperary (10) and Dublin (7).
Rahilly average age in 1911
The average Rahilly in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 30.8 for men and 30.7 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.
Rahilly literacy in 1911
Of the Rahillys whose literacy was recorded, 71.5% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 24.4% 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.
Rahilly common first names
The most common male names were John (38), Michael, Denis, Patrick and James. For women it was Mary (45), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Margaret and Julia.
Rahilly occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rahilly's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (96) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.9%), general labourer (7.8%), domestic servant (4.1%) and farm labourer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.2% of all Rahillys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Rahilly?
Rahillys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.2%).
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Rahilly statistics (1911)
Number: 464
Rank: 1,419
Average Age: 31
Rahilly in the USA (2020)
Number: 432
Rank: 51,968
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.