Bissett family name history
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Bissett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 163 people named Bissett in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 91 women to 71 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Bissett in Ireland
The Bissetts were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 73.6% of them (120 people). Next came Roscommon (10), Antrim (8), Kildare (8) and Meath (6).
Bissett average age in 1911
The average Bissett in 1911 was 27.0 years old, 27.2 for men and 26.9 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.
Bissett literacy in 1911
Of the Bissetts whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 18.8% 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.
Bissett common first names
The most common male names were James (8), John, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Annie, Bridget, Elizabeth and Ellen.
Bissett occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bissett's census form was "Scholar"; 22.1% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (4.3%), mason / bricklayer (4.3%), farmer (3.7%) and general labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.6% of all Bissetts, followed by building & construction, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Bissett?
Bissetts were predominantly Roman Catholic (89%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.6%).
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Bissett statistics (1911)
Number: 163
Rank: 2,858
Average Age: 27
Bissettin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,194
Rank: 13,304
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
