Spellacy family name history and map

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Spellacy

Spellacy in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 44 people named Spellacy in Ireland: 21 men and 23 women.

Counties with Spellacy in Ireland

Most Spellacys were found in Limerick (21), with smaller numbers in Clare (20) and Tipperary (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Spellacy average age in 1911

The average Spellacy in 1911 was 28.1 years old, though with only 44 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Spellacy literacy in 1911

Of the Spellacys whose literacy was recorded, 78.4% could both read and write, 5.4% could read but not write, and 16.2% could do neither.

Spellacy common first names

Among the Spellacys were men named Michael (5), Thomas (5), John (4), Jeremiah (2) and A and women named Bridget (5), Mary (3), Anne (2), Annie (2) and Margaret (2).

Spellacy occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Spellacy's census form was "Scholar"; 34.1% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (11.4%), farmer (6.8%), general labourer (4.5%) and carpenter / joiner (2.3%).

What religion is Spellacy?

Spellacys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.3%).

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Spellacy statistics (1911)

Number: 44
Rank: 6,233
Average Age: 28

Spellacy in the USA (2020)

Number: 387
Rank: 56,914

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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