Shanley family name history and map
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Shanley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 754 people named Shanley in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 381 men and 373 women.
Counties with Shanley in Ireland
Leitrim was Shanley country: 38.9% of them (293 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (101), Dublin (98), Longford (75) and Westmeath (43).
Shanley average age in 1911
The average Shanley in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 31.2 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.
Shanley literacy in 1911
Of the Shanleys whose literacy was recorded, 80.5% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 17.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.7% reading and writing against 78.4% of men. 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.
Shanley common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (57), John, Thomas, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (36), followed by Mary, Ellen, Margaret and Kate.
Shanley occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Shanleys was farmer, 20.4% of them (154 people). Next came scholar / student (20.2%), farm labourer (3.8%), general labourer (3.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.7% of all Shanleys, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Shanley?
Shanleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.1%).
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Shanley statistics (1911)
Number: 754
Rank: 974
Average Age: 31
Shanley in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,027
Rank: 7,908
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.