Dimond family name history
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Dimond in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 114 people named Dimond in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 63 women to 51 men.
Counties with Dimond in Ireland
Longford had the largest share of Dimonds, 23.7% (27 people). Next came Galway (18), Derry (12), Westmeath (10) and Down (9).
Dimond average age in 1911
The average Dimond in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 34.9 for men and 30.9 for women; slightly older 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.
Dimond literacy in 1911
Of the Dimonds whose literacy was recorded, 86% could both read and write, 0.9% could read but not write, and 13.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Dimond common first names
The most common male names were James (7), Patrick, George, John and Robert. For women it was Margaret (6), followed by Elizabeth, Mary, Annie and Ellen.
Dimond occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dimonds was farmer, 23.7% of them (27 people). Next came scholar / student (21.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.1%), general labourer (4.4%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.3% of all Dimonds, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Dimond?
Most Dimonds, 53.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (39.5%) and Methodist (7%).
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Dimond statistics (1911)
114 in Ireland
3,561 most common surname in Ireland
33 average age
Dimondin the USA (2020)
2,138 in USA (2020)
13,583 rank in USA (2020)
