Ivory family name history and map
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Ivory in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 357 people named Ivory in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 175 men and 182 women.
Counties with Ivory in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Ivorys, 18.2% (65 people). Next came Kilkenny (56), Waterford (48), Wicklow (44) and Westmeath (30).
Ivory average age in 1911
The average Ivory in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 26.9 for men and 27.3 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.
Ivory literacy in 1911
Of the Ivorys whose literacy was recorded, 74% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 20.5% 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.
Ivory common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (28), Patrick, John, William and Michael. For women it was Mary (36), followed by Margaret, Catherine, Anne and Bridget.
Ivory occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Ivory's census form was "Scholar"; 22.4% (80) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), farm labourer (7%), domestic servant (3.6%) and general labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Ivorys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Ivory?
Ivorys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.1%).
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Ivory statistics (1911)
Number: 357
Rank: 1,710
Average Age: 27
Ivory in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,988
Rank: 4,894
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.