Moles family name history
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Moles in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 130 people named Moles in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 68 men and 62 women.
Counties with Moles in Ireland
Down was Moles country: 43.1% of them (56 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (49), Dublin (21) and Armagh (4).
Moles average age in 1911
The average Moles in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 27.5 for men and 31.1 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.
Moles literacy in 1911
Of the Moleses whose literacy was recorded, 73.6% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 22.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75% reading and writing against 72.1% 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.
Moles common first names
The most common male names were William (11), Samuel, Thomas, James and Robert. For women it was Margaret (5), followed by Mary, Lizzie, Margt Jane and Marion.
Moles occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Moles's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (19.2%), farm labourer (6.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%) and other maker / factory worker (3.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 20.8% of all Moleses, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Moles?
Most Moleses, 69.2%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (18.5%), Presbyterian (6.9%) and Methodist (5.4%).
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Moles statistics (1911)
Number: 130
Rank: 3,284
Average Age: 29
Molesin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,614
Rank: 11,513
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
