Anthony family name history
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Anthony in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 123 people named Anthony in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 57 men and 65 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Anthony in Ireland
Down had the largest share of Anthonys, 20.3% (25 people). Next came Kildare (22), Dublin (14), Antrim (10) and Cork (10).
Anthony average age in 1911
The average Anthony in 1911 was 26.5 years old, 23.5 for men and 29.1 for women; noticeably 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.
Anthony literacy in 1911
Of the Anthonys whose literacy was recorded, 81.7% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.5% reading and writing against 80.4% 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.
Anthony common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (7), John, Samuel, James and Michael. For women it was Margaret (6), followed by Catherine, Mary, Mary Ann and Bridget.
Anthony occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Anthony's census form was "Scholar"; 17.1% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (5.7%), domestic servant (2.4%), farm labourer (2.4%) and farmer (2.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 6.5% of all Anthonys, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Anthony?
The largest religious group among Anthonys was Roman Catholic, at 49.6%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.5%), Presbyterian (13%), Methodist (2.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (2.4%).
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Anthony statistics (1911)
Number: 123
Rank: 3,397
Average Age: 27
Anthonyin the USA (2020)
Number: 52,156
Rank: 633
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
