Egerton family name history
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Egerton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 106 people named Egerton in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 57 men and 48 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Egerton in Ireland
The Egertons were heavily concentrated in Fermanagh, home to 50.9% of them (54 people). Next came Dublin (15), Kildare (13), Laois (7) and Antrim (6).
Egerton average age in 1911
The average Egerton in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 29.8 for men and 29.0 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.
Egerton literacy in 1911
Of the Egertons whose literacy was recorded, 86% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 12% 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.
Egerton common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Joseph, Thomas, Henry and James. For women it was Elizabeth (4), followed by Anne, Isabella, Adelaide and Anna.
Egerton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Egerton's census form was "Scholar"; 19.8% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.2%), general labourer (2.8%), clergy / religious (1.9%) and porter / messenger (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.1% of all Egertons, followed by professional, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Egerton?
Most Egertons, 69.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (24.5%) and Presbyterian (4.7%).
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Egerton statistics (1911)
Number: 106
Rank: 3,718
Average Age: 30
Egertonin the USA (2020)
Number: 920
Rank: 27,730
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
