Sally family name history and map
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Sally in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 76 people named Sally in Ireland; roughly one in every 58,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 42 men to 34 women.
Counties with Sally in Ireland
The Sallys were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 50% of them (38 people). Next came Louth (8), Armagh (6), Cavan (5) and Down (5).
Sally average age in 1911
The average Sally in 1911 was 34.2 years old, 32.1 for men and 36.6 for women; noticeably 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.
Sally literacy in 1911
Of the Sallys whose literacy was recorded, 70.7% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 24% 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.
Sally common first names
The most common male names were James (11), Patrick, John, Edward and Francis. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Anne and Ellen.
Sally occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sally's census form was "Scholar"; 18.4% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.2%), painter / decorator (6.6%), general labourer (3.9%) and textile worker (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.8% of all Sallys, followed by building & construction, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Sally?
Sallys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.7% of them.
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Sally statistics (1911)
Number: 76
Rank: 4,540
Average Age: 34
Sally in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,241
Rank: 21,459
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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