Vallely family name history and map
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Vallely in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 324 people named Vallely in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 161 men and 163 women.
Counties with Vallely in Ireland
The Vallelys were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 64.8% of them (210 people). Next came Antrim (29), Down (24), Tyrone (22) and Galway (9).
Vallely average age in 1911
The average Vallely in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 31.5 for men and 34.8 for women; noticeably older 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.
Vallely literacy in 1911
Of the Vallelys whose literacy was recorded, 68.3% could both read and write, 6% could read but not write, and 25.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70.1% reading and writing against 66.7% 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.
Vallely common first names
The most common male names were John (31), Patrick, James, Peter and Francis. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Catherine, Bridget, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Vallely occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Vallelys was farmer, 17.6% of them (57 people). Next came scholar / student (16%), textile worker (4.6%), farm labourer (3.7%) and general labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.3% of all Vallelys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Vallely?
Vallelys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.5%), Baptist (0.3%) and Methodist (0.3%).
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Vallely statistics (1911)
Number: 324
Rank: 1,817
Average Age: 33
Vallelyin the USA (2020)
Number: 722
Rank: 33,884
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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