Austin family name history and map
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Austin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 648 people named Austin in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 303 men and 343 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Austin in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Austins, 19.1% (124 people). Next came Dublin (101), Armagh (63), Westmeath (51) and Meath (46).
Austin average age in 1911
The average Austin in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 27.1 for men and 30.5 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.
Austin literacy in 1911
Of the Austins whose literacy was recorded, 83.2% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 14.2% 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.
Austin common first names
The most common male names were James (27), John, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (33), followed by Annie, Ellen, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Austin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Austin's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (138) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), general labourer (4.5%), textile worker (4.3%) and farm labourer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.4% of all Austins, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Austin?
Most Austins, 52.9%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (26.4%), Presbyterian (16.8%), Methodist (2.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.2%).
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Austin statistics (1911)
Number: 648
Rank: 1,090
Average Age: 29
Austin in the USA (2020)
Number: 113,709
Rank: 270
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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