Rusk family name history and map
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Rusk in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 144 people named Rusk in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 74 men and 70 women.
Counties with Rusk in Ireland
Antrim was Rusk country: 30.6% of them (44 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (32), Fermanagh (13), Monaghan (12) and Cavan (11).
Rusk average age in 1911
The average Rusk in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 29.6 for men and 32.1 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Rusk literacy in 1911
Of the Rusks whose literacy was recorded, 83.7% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 14.2% 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.
Rusk common first names
The most common male names were John (14), James, Robert, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Annie and Margaret.
Rusk occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rusk's census form was "Scholar"; 20.8% (30) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.7%), textile worker (7.6%), retired / pensioner (2.8%) and domestic servant (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.1% of all Rusks, followed by textiles & clothing, retired & pensioners and domestic service.
What religion is Rusk?
Most Rusks, 50%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (38.9%), Roman Catholic (7.6%), Methodist (2.8%) and No Religion (0.7%).
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Rusk statistics (1911)
Number: 144
Rank: 3,080
Average Age: 31
Ruskin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,419
Rank: 7,268
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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