Lilburn family name history
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Lilburn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 136 people named Lilburn in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 68 men and 68 women.
Counties with Lilburn in Ireland
Down was Lilburn country: 48.5% of them (66 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (33), Dublin (17), Tyrone (9) and Armagh (6).
Lilburn average age in 1911
The average Lilburn in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 26.4 for men and 31.5 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.
Lilburn literacy in 1911
Of the Lilburns whose literacy was recorded, 80.7% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.6% reading and writing against 72.1% of men. 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.
Lilburn common first names
The most common male names were Robert (8), William, Thomas, John and James. For women it was Isabella (5), followed by Sarah, Jane, Annie and Elizabeth.
Lilburn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lilburn's census form was "Scholar"; 17.6% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (8.8%), farmer (5.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.9%) and housekeeper (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.6% of all Lilburns, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Lilburn?
The largest religious group among Lilburns was Anglican, at 47.1%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (33.8%), Unitarian (11%) and Roman Catholic (5.1%).
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Lilburn statistics (1911)
Number: 136
Rank: 3,179
Average Age: 29
Lilburnin the USA (2020)
Number: 178
Rank: 106,589
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
