Abernethy family name history and map
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Abernethy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 322 people named Abernethy in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 162 men and 159 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Abernethy in Ireland
Antrim was Abernethy country: 37.6% of them (121 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (112), Tyrone (66), Cork (8) and Armagh (7).
Abernethy average age in 1911
The average Abernethy in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 30.3 for men and 34.4 for women; slightly older 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.
Abernethy literacy in 1911
Of the Abernethys whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 10.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.2% reading and writing against 84.2% 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.
Abernethy common first names
The most common male names were John (20), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Elizabeth (15), followed by Jane, Sarah, Annie and Mary.
Abernethy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Abernethy's census form was "Scholar"; 20.8% (67) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14%), textile worker (6.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4%) and general labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.8% of all Abernethys, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Abernethy?
The largest religious group among Abernethys was Presbyterian, at 40.7%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (39.8%), Unitarian (6.8%), Roman Catholic (3.1%) and Congregationalist (2.2%).
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Abernethy statistics (1911)
Number: 322
Rank: 1,821
Average Age: 32
Abernethy in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,564
Rank: 11,692
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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