Smiley family name history and map
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Smiley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 346 people named Smiley in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 162 men and 184 women.
Counties with Smiley in Ireland
The Smileys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 56.6% of them (196 people). Next came Down (90), Dublin (21), Derry (14) and Tyrone (14).
Smiley average age in 1911
The average Smiley in 1911 was 28.1 years old, 26.4 for men and 29.5 for women; a touch younger 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.
Smiley literacy in 1911
Of the Smileys whose literacy was recorded, 81.6% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 14.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83% reading and writing against 80.1% 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.
Smiley common first names
The most common male names were John (20), James, William, Samuel and Alexander. For women it was Jane (13), followed by Mary, Annie, Elizabeth and Maggie.
Smiley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Smiley's census form was "Scholar"; 20.5% (71) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (5.8%), general labourer (4.3%), farm labourer (4%) and textile worker (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.7% of all Smileys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Smiley?
The largest religious group among Smileys was Presbyterian, at 43.4%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.7%), Roman Catholic (17.1%), Methodist (5.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (2.6%).
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Smiley statistics (1911)
Number: 346
Rank: 1,746
Average Age: 28
Smiley in the USA (2020)
Number: 19,041
Rank: 1,849
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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