Buick family name history
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Buick in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 167 people named Buick in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 89 men and 78 women.
Counties with Buick in Ireland
The Buicks were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 87.4% of them (146 people). Next came Down (15) and Tyrone (6).
Buick average age in 1911
The average Buick in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 26.6 for men and 29.1 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.
Buick literacy in 1911
Of the Buicks whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 11.7% 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.
Buick common first names
The most common male names were James (15), John, Robert, William and David. For women it was Agnes (4), followed by Annie, Margaret, Martha and Mary.
Buick occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Buick's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.4%), textile worker (7.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.2%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.2% of all Buicks, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Buick?
Most Buicks, 67.7%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (12%), Plymouth Brethren (10.2%), Baptist (7.8%) and Roman Catholic (0.6%).
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Buick statistics (1911)
Number: 167
Rank: 2,816
Average Age: 28
Buickin the USA (2020)
Number: 411
Rank: 54,177
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
