Sleator family name history
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Sleator in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 156 people named Sleator in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 78 men and 78 women.
Counties with Sleator in Ireland
Armagh had the largest share of Sleators, 13.5% (21 people). Next came Down (16), Dublin (16), Wicklow (16) and Sligo (15).
Sleator average age in 1911
The average Sleator in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 27.8 for men and 29.0 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.
Sleator literacy in 1911
Of the Sleators whose literacy was recorded, 80.7% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 17.9% 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.
Sleator common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, William, Thomas and Patrick. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane.
Sleator occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sleator's census form was "Scholar"; 16.7% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.1%), general labourer (2.6%) and textile worker (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.6% of all Sleators, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Sleator?
The largest religious group among Sleators was Roman Catholic, at 44.9%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (30.1%), Presbyterian (23.1%) and Protestant (0.6%).
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Sleator statistics (1911)
Number: 156
Rank: 2,938
Average Age: 28
Sleatorin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
