Tougher family name history
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Tougher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 120 people named Tougher in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 56 men and 64 women.
Counties with Tougher in Ireland
Antrim was Tougher country: 42.5% of them (51 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (28), Kildare (20), Down (10) and Dublin (10).
Tougher average age in 1911
The average Tougher in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 27.2 for men and 30.8 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.
Tougher literacy in 1911
Of the Toughers whose literacy was recorded, 75.4% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 21.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.7% reading and writing against 70.4% 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.
Tougher common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Patrick, James, Hugh and Thomas. For women it was Bridget (8), followed by Margaret, Annie, Ellen and Mary; matching the national top five exactly.
Tougher occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tougher's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (8.3%), general labourer (5%), textile worker (5%) and farmer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 8.3% of all Toughers, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and general labourers.
What religion is Tougher?
Most Toughers, 62.5%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (27.5%) and Anglican (10%).
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Tougher statistics (1911)
Number: 120
Rank: 3,455
Average Age: 29
Tougherin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
