Nicholas family name history
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Nicholas in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 145 people named Nicholas in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 65 men and 79 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Nicholas in Ireland
Derry was Nicholas country: 29% of them (42 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (36), Cork (18), Tyrone (10) and Tipperary (7).
Nicholas average age in 1911
The average Nicholas in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 33.7 for men and 31.9 for women; slightly older 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.
Nicholas literacy in 1911
Of the Nicholases whose literacy was recorded, 75.5% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 20.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.2% reading and writing against 70.9% 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.
Nicholas common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Thomas, James, Michael and William. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Margaret, Catherine, Maggie and Bridget.
Nicholas occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Nicholases was farmer, 22.1% of them (32 people). Next came scholar / student (13.1%), seamstress (6.9%), domestic servant (3.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.5% of all Nicholases, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Nicholas?
Nicholases were predominantly Roman Catholic (84.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (6.9%), Methodist (4.8%) and Congregationalist (2.8%).
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Nicholas statistics (1911)
Number: 145
Rank: 3,067
Average Age: 33
Nicholasin the USA (2020)
Number: 25,235
Rank: 1,378
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
