White family name history and map
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White in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 9,784 people named White in Ireland, about 0.223% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 51st most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 4,783 men and 4,985 women. (A small number, 16, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with White in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Whites, 15% (1,463 people). Next came Antrim (1,328), Cork (997), Down (769) and Wexford (502).
White average age in 1911
The average White in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 29.9 for men and 31.3 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.
White literacy in 1911
Of the Whites whose literacy was recorded, 79.9% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
White common first names
The most common male names were John (636), James, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (663), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Elizabeth.
White occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a White's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (1,845) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.1%), general labourer (4.6%), farm labourer (3.8%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.4% of all Whites, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is White?
Most Whites, 62.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (18.2%), Presbyterian (15.4%), Methodist (1.6%) and Baptist (0.3%).
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White statistics (1911)
Number: 9,784
Rank: 51
Average Age: 31
White in the USA (2020)
Number: 636,798
Rank: 24
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.