Wylie family name history and map
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Wylie in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,298 people named Wylie in Ireland, about 0.03% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 652nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 623 men and 675 women.
Counties with Wylie in Ireland
Antrim was Wylie country: 45.3% of them (588 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (148), Down (141), Tyrone (125) and Armagh (82).
Wylie average age in 1911
The average Wylie in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 28.2 for men and 28.3 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.
Wylie literacy in 1911
Of the Wylies whose literacy was recorded, 80.3% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 16.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.4% reading and writing against 79.3% 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.
Wylie common first names
The most common male names were John (79), James, Robert, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (54), followed by Sarah, Margaret, Annie and Elizabeth.
Wylie occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wylie's census form was "Scholar"; 19.2% (249) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.1%), textile worker (5.3%), general labourer (3.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.1% of all Wylies, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Wylie?
The largest religious group among Wylies was Presbyterian, at 44.2%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34.8%), Roman Catholic (10.4%), Plymouth Brethren (3.4%) and Methodist (3.2%).
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Wylie statistics (1911)
Number: 1,298
Rank: 652
Average Age: 28
Wylie in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,289
Rank: 3,108
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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