Kyle family name history and map
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Kyle in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 993 people named Kyle in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 491 men and 501 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Kyle in Ireland
Antrim was Kyle country: 34.7% of them (345 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (321), Down (118), Derry (102) and Dublin (40).
Kyle average age in 1911
The average Kyle in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 30.2 for men and 30.1 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.
Kyle literacy in 1911
Of the Kyles whose literacy was recorded, 78.1% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 17.5% 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.
Kyle common first names
The most common male names were John (53), William, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (40), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Maggie and Annie.
Kyle occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kyle's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (192) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14%), farm labourer (4.4%), general labourer (4.4%) and domestic servant (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Kyles, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Kyle?
The largest religious group among Kyles was Presbyterian, at 47.3%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (40.1%), Roman Catholic (4.6%), Methodist (2.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.4%).
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Kyle statistics (1911)
Number: 993
Rank: 794
Average Age: 30
Kyle in the USA (2020)
Number: 16,906
Rank: 2,081
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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