Smylie family name history and map
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Smylie in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 223 people named Smylie in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 119 men and 104 women.
Counties with Smylie in Ireland
The Smylies were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 65% of them (145 people). Next came Down (47), Sligo (15), Derry (6) and Armagh (4).
Smylie average age in 1911
The average Smylie in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 28.9 for men and 31.6 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.
Smylie literacy in 1911
Of the Smylies whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 13.1% 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.
Smylie common first names
The most common male names were John (16), James, William, David and Hugh. For women it was Annie (8), followed by Mary, Jane, Maggie and Elizabeth.
Smylie occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Smylie's census form was "Scholar"; 15.7% (35) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (8.1%), farmer (6.7%), farm labourer (6.3%) and general labourer (4.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13% of all Smylies, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Smylie?
Most Smylies, 62.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.2%), Congregationalist (5.8%), Methodist (5.4%) and Roman Catholic (4.9%).
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Smylie statistics (1911)
Number: 223
Rank: 2,345
Average Age: 30
Smylie in the USA (2020)
Number: 640
Rank: 37,403
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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