Reilly family name history and map
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Reilly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 18,484 people named Reilly in Ireland, about 0.422% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 11th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 9,539 men and 8,931 women. (A small number, 14, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Reilly in Ireland
Cavan was Reilly country: 26.4% of them (4,877 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (2,140), Meath (1,821), Longford (1,442) and Mayo (1,127).
Reilly average age in 1911
The average Reilly in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 30.8 for men and 31.5 for women; slightly older 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.
Reilly literacy in 1911
Of the Reillys whose literacy was recorded, 74.2% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 20.6% 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.
Reilly common first names
The most common male names were John (1,353), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (1,395), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Anne and Ellen.
Reilly occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Reillys was farmer, 19.2% of them (3,552 people). Next came scholar / student (19%), general labourer (5.2%), farm labourer (4.9%) and domestic servant (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.8% of all Reillys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Reilly?
Reillys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.6%), Presbyterian (1.2%), Methodist (0.2%) and Congregationalist (0.1%).
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Reilly statistics (1911)
Number: 18,484
Rank: 11
Average Age: 31
Reillyin the USA (2020)
Number: 39,645
Rank: 853
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
