Tomlinson family name history and map
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Tomlinson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 174 people named Tomlinson in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 80 men and 93 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Tomlinson in Ireland
Antrim was Tomlinson country: 35.6% of them (62 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (29), Down (28), Cork (10) and Derry (10).
Tomlinson average age in 1911
The average Tomlinson in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 30.2 for men and 30.2 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.
Tomlinson literacy in 1911
Of the Tomlinsons whose literacy was recorded, 69.9% could both read and write, 7.2% could read but not write, and 22.9% 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.
Tomlinson common first names
The most common male names were William (15), James, Joseph, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Elizabeth, Ellen, Margaret and Agnes.
Tomlinson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tomlinson's census form was "Scholar"; 14.4% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (12.1%), general labourer (2.9%), domestic servant (2.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 14.4% of all Tomlinsons, followed by domestic service, professional and general labourers.
What religion is Tomlinson?
The largest religious group among Tomlinsons was Anglican, at 46.6%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (21.3%), Roman Catholic (20.7%), Methodist (9.2%) and Congregationalist (0.6%).
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Tomlinson statistics (1911)
Number: 174
Rank: 2,734
Average Age: 30
Tomlinsonin the USA (2020)
Number: 23,710
Rank: 1,465
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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