OSborne family name history and map
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OSborne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 799 people named OSborne in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 371 men and 426 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with OSborne in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of OSbornes, 21.8% (174 people). Next came Dublin (117), Down (83), Wicklow (62) and Armagh (40).
OSborne average age in 1911
The average OSborne in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 28.8 for men and 29.7 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.
OSborne literacy in 1911
Of the OSbornes whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 15.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.1% reading and writing against 80.8% 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.
OSborne common first names
The most common male names were John (40), William, James, Patrick and Joseph. For women it was Mary (40), followed by Bridget, Annie, Margaret and Elizabeth.
OSborne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an OSborne's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (165) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.8%), general labourer (3.8%), farm labourer (2.4%) and textile worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.5% of all OSbornes, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is OSborne?
Most OSbornes, 51.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.4%), Presbyterian (19.9%), Unitarian (2%) and Baptist (1.4%).
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OSborne statistics (1911)
Number: 799
Rank: 940
Average Age: 29
OSborne in the USA (2020)
Number: 64,098
Rank: 513
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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