Rielly family name history and map
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Rielly in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 999 people named Rielly in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 503 men and 495 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Rielly in Ireland
Galway had the largest share of Riellys, 20.3% (203 people). Next came Dublin (103), Cavan (83), Cork (71) and Mayo (63).
Rielly average age in 1911
The average Rielly in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 28.9 for men and 32.4 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.
Rielly literacy in 1911
Of the Riellys whose literacy was recorded, 72.3% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 23.8% 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.
Rielly common first names
The most common male names were John (79), Patrick, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (90), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Rielly occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rielly's census form was "Scholar"; 18.1% (181) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.2%), general labourer (7.7%), farm labourer (5.6%) and domestic servant (4.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.2% of all Riellys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Rielly?
Riellys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2%) and Methodist (0.1%).
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Rielly statistics (1911)
Number: 999
Rank: 788
Average Age: 31
Rielly in the USA (2020)
Number: 907
Rank: 28,032
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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