Ridge family name history and map
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Ridge in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 378 people named Ridge in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 196 men and 182 women.
Counties with Ridge in Ireland
The Ridges were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 93.9% of them (355 people). Next came Dublin (6), Down (5), Antrim (4) and Cork (4).
Ridge average age in 1911
The average Ridge in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 25.5 for men and 29.0 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.
Ridge literacy in 1911
Of the Ridges whose literacy was recorded, 58.9% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 38.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 60% reading and writing against 57.8% 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.
Ridge common first names
The most common male names were John (23), Patrick, Martin, Thomas and James. For women it was Mary (50), followed by Bridget, Anne, Margaret and Barbara.
Ridge occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Ridges was farmer, 27.8% of them (105 people). Next came scholar / student (21.4%), domestic servant (1.6%), farm labourer (1.6%) and carter / driver / groom (1.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.9% of all Ridges, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Ridge?
Ridges were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.4%), Presbyterian (1.9%) and Methodist (0.3%).
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Ridge statistics (1911)
Number: 378
Rank: 1,638
Average Age: 27
Ridge in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,676
Rank: 5,089
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.