Wiley family name history and map
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Wiley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 300 people named Wiley in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 166 men to 133 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Wiley in Ireland
Donegal had the largest share of Wileys, 20.7% (62 people). Next came Antrim (58), Monaghan (33), Tyrone (30) and Derry (26).
Wiley average age in 1911
The average Wiley in 1911 was 27.6 years old, 26.4 for men and 29.0 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.
Wiley literacy in 1911
Of the Wileys whose literacy was recorded, 83.3% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 12.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85% reading and writing against 81.1% 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.
Wiley common first names
The most common male names were John (19), Thomas, William, James and David. For women it was Elizabeth (8), followed by Annie, Jane, Maggie and Mary.
Wiley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wiley's census form was "Scholar"; 28.7% (86) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.3%), domestic servant (2.7%), no occupation / dependent (2.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.7% of all Wileys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Wiley?
Most Wileys, 59%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (21.7%), Anglican (17.3%), Methodist (1.3%) and Baptist (0.7%).
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Wiley statistics (1911)
Number: 300
Rank: 1,914
Average Age: 28
Wileyin the USA (2020)
Number: 46,986
Rank: 716
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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