Crossen family name history
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Crossen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 121 people named Crossen 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 64 women.
Counties with Crossen in Ireland
Down was Crossen country: 33.1% of them (40 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (17), Dublin (16), Cavan (12) and Donegal (10).
Crossen average age in 1911
The average Crossen in 1911 was 24.5 years old, 24.3 for men and 24.7 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.
Crossen literacy in 1911
Of the Crossens whose literacy was recorded, 76.3% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 20.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.4% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Crossen common first names
The most common male names were John (11), William, James, Bernard and Thomas. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Ellen, Catherine, Jane and Margaret.
Crossen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crossen's census form was "Scholar"; 24.8% (30) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.1%), general labourer (7.4%), textile worker (5%) and clerk / office worker (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.7% of all Crossens, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and transport.
What religion is Crossen?
The largest religious group among Crossens was Roman Catholic, at 49.6%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (29.8%), Anglican (9.1%), Methodist (7.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.8%).
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Crossen statistics (1911)
Number: 121
Rank: 3,440
Average Age: 25
Crossenin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,463
Rank: 18,635
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
