Tully family name history and map
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Tully in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,714 people named Tully in Ireland, about 0.039% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 507th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 893 men and 820 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Tully in Ireland
Galway had the largest share of Tullys, 20.4% (349 people). Next came Cavan (289), Meath (204), Dublin (203) and Antrim (135).
Tully average age in 1911
The average Tully in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 30.5 for men and 30.9 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.
Tully literacy in 1911
Of the Tullys whose literacy was recorded, 78.1% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 18.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.3% reading and writing against 75.7% of 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.
Tully common first names
The most common male names were John (126), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (142), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Tully occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tully's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (354) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.9%), farm labourer (4.9%), general labourer (3.7%) and domestic servant (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.6% of all Tullys, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Tully?
Tullys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.6%), Presbyterian (2.5%) and Baptist (0.2%).
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Tully statistics (1911)
Number: 1,714
Rank: 507
Average Age: 31
Tully in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,378
Rank: 4,112
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
