Wortley family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
Wortley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named Wortley in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 31 women to 25 men.
Counties with Wortley in Ireland
The Wortleys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 53.6% of them (30 people). Next came Armagh (20), Dublin (3), Down (2) and Meath (1).
Wortley average age in 1911
The average Wortley in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 26.4 for men and 31.1 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.
Wortley literacy in 1911
Of the Wortleys whose literacy was recorded, 90.9% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 3.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 93.5% reading and writing against 87.5% of men. 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.
Wortley common first names
The most common male names were James (2), John, Robert, Thomas and William. For women it was Isabella (4), followed by Martha, Alice, Mary Elizabeth and Rebecca.
Wortley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wortley's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.7%), clerk / office worker (7.1%), railway / tram worker (5.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.7% of all Wortleys, followed by transport, clerical & administration and retail & commerce.
What religion is Wortley?
Most Wortleys, 64.3%, were Methodist. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.1%) and Presbyterian (1.8%).
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of Wortley. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
Wortley statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 29
Wortley in the USA (2020)
Number: 543
Rank: 42,928
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
Ref: wortley
Also see...
No data was found