Rosborough family name history and map
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Rosborough in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 219 people named Rosborough in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 101 men and 118 women.
Counties with Rosborough in Ireland
The Rosboroughs were heavily concentrated in Derry, home to 74.9% of them (164 people). Next came Cork (18), Antrim (12), Tyrone (10) and Down (9).
Rosborough average age in 1911
The average Rosborough in 1911 was 27.6 years old, 26.7 for men and 28.4 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.
Rosborough literacy in 1911
Of the Rosboroughs whose literacy was recorded, 77.5% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 17.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.6% reading and writing against 76.2% 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.
Rosborough common first names
The most common male names were John (10), William, George, Joseph and Henry. For women it was Elizabeth (7), followed by Annie, Jane, Margaret and Matilda.
Rosborough occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rosborough's census form was "Scholar"; 21% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.1%), farm labourer (4.1%), domestic servant (2.7%) and housekeeper (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.2% of all Rosboroughs, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is Rosborough?
Rosboroughs were predominantly Presbyterian (80.4%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (10.5%) and Anglican (9.1%).
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Rosborough statistics (1911)
Number: 219
Rank: 2,368
Average Age: 28
Rosborough in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,051
Rank: 24,761
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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