Robson family name history and map
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Robson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 212 people named Robson in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 102 men and 110 women.
Counties with Robson in Ireland
Down was Robson country: 48.1% of them (102 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (35), Dublin (18), Laois (14) and Tyrone (11).
Robson average age in 1911
The average Robson in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 29.5 for men and 30.8 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.
Robson literacy in 1911
Of the Robsons whose literacy was recorded, 87.6% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 10% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.8% reading and writing against 83.7% 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.
Robson common first names
The most common male names were John (14), William, James, Robert and Hugh. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Agnes and Catherine.
Robson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Robson's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (40) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.1%), general labourer (4.7%), carpenter / joiner (3.8%) and seamstress (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.5% of all Robsons, followed by building & construction, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Robson?
Most Robsons, 68.9%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (18.9%), Roman Catholic (5.2%), Methodist (3.3%) and Quaker (0.9%).
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Robson statistics (1911)
Number: 212
Rank: 2,416
Average Age: 30
Robson in the USA (2020)
Number: 7,817
Rank: 4,396
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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