Waugh family name history and map
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Waugh in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 404 people named Waugh in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 189 men and 215 women.
Counties with Waugh in Ireland
Antrim was Waugh country: 28.5% of them (115 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (115), Cork (49), Donegal (34) and Dublin (29).
Waugh average age in 1911
The average Waugh in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 28.6 for men and 30.7 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.
Waugh literacy in 1911
Of the Waughs whose literacy was recorded, 83.7% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.6% reading and writing against 82.6% of men. 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.
Waugh common first names
The most common male names were John (24), William, James, Robert and Joseph. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Maggie, Catherine, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Waugh occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Waugh's census form was "Scholar"; 23.8% (96) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.4%), general labourer (2.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.5%) and textile worker (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.2% of all Waughs, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Waugh?
The largest religious group among Waughs was Presbyterian, at 43.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.5%), Roman Catholic (16.3%), Methodist (10.9%) and Congregationalist (1%).
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Waugh statistics (1911)
Number: 404
Rank: 1,567
Average Age: 30
Waugh in the USA (2020)
Number: 10,930
Rank: 3,220
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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