Bassett family name history and map
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Bassett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 193 people named Bassett in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 88 men and 105 women.
Counties with Bassett in Ireland
Down was Bassett country: 45.1% of them (87 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (33), Antrim (22), Wexford (15) and Cork (8).
Bassett average age in 1911
The average Bassett in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.8 for men and 29.5 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.
Bassett literacy in 1911
Of the Bassetts whose literacy was recorded, 85.1% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 12.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.4% reading and writing against 84% 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.
Bassett common first names
The most common male names were William (17), Robert, John, Thomas and Henry. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Elizabeth, Agnes, Annie and Anne.
Bassett occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bassett's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (38) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.8%), metal worker / engineer (3.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%) and textile worker (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.5% of all Bassetts, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and metal & engineering.
What religion is Bassett?
Most Bassetts, 55.4%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (18.7%), Roman Catholic (16.1%), Methodist (6.7%) and Congregationalist (1%).
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Bassett statistics (1911)
Number: 193
Rank: 2,556
Average Age: 30
Bassett in the USA (2020)
Number: 19,694
Rank: 1,782
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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