Chestnut family name history
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Chestnut in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 140 people named Chestnut in Ireland; roughly one in every 31,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 71 men and 69 women.
Counties with Chestnut in Ireland
The Chestnuts were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 63.6% of them (89 people). Next came Derry (30), Down (12), Kerry (5) and Waterford (3).
Chestnut average age in 1911
The average Chestnut in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 34.1 for men and 33.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Chestnut literacy in 1911
Of the Chestnuts whose literacy was recorded, 87.1% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 7.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.5% reading and writing against 82.6% 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.
Chestnut common first names
The most common male names were William (12), Alexander, James, John and Samuel. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Annie and Lizzie.
Chestnut occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Chestnuts was farmer, 22.1% of them (31 people). Next came scholar / student (16.4%), domestic servant (5.7%), general labourer (5.7%) and teacher (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.6% of all Chestnuts, followed by domestic service, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Chestnut?
Chestnuts were overwhelmingly Presbyterian, 90% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (10%).
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Chestnut statistics (1911)
140 in Ireland
3,125 most common surname in Ireland
34 average age
Chestnutin the USA (2020)
7,289 in USA (2020)
4,713 rank in USA (2020)
