Nicholls family name history and map
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Nicholls in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 148 people named Nicholls in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 69 men and 77 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Nicholls in Ireland
Leitrim had the largest share of Nichollses, 18.2% (27 people). Next came Antrim (26), Dublin (25), Cork (12) and Derry (10).
Nicholls average age in 1911
The average Nicholls in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 26.4 for men and 30.4 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.
Nicholls literacy in 1911
Of the Nichollses whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 13% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.1% reading and writing against 80.5% 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.
Nicholls common first names
The most common male names were William (7), John, Henry, ? and Patrick. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Margaret, ?, Elizabeth and Jane.
Nicholls occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Nicholls's census form was "Scholar"; 20.9% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.1%), metal worker / engineer (5.4%), textile worker (4.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all Nichollses, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and domestic service.
What religion is Nicholls?
The largest religious group among Nichollses was Anglican, at 49.3%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (44.6%), Presbyterian (4.7%), Methodist (0.7%) and Non-Conformist (0.7%).
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Nicholls statistics (1911)
Number: 148
Rank: 3,014
Average Age: 29
Nichollsin the USA (2020)
Number: 5,750
Rank: 5,801
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
