Dysart family name history and map

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Dysart in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Dysart in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 66 women to 36 men.

Counties with Dysart in Ireland

The Dysarts were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 61.8% of them (63 people). Next came Derry (32), Donegal (3), Armagh (1) and Cork (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Dysart average age in 1911

The average Dysart in 1911 was 35.5 years old, 38.6 for men and 33.8 for women; noticeably 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.

Dysart literacy in 1911

Of the Dysarts whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 8.4% could read but not write, and 6.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88.6% reading and writing against 83.3% of 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.

Dysart common first names

The most common male names were John (8), James, Robert, Thomas and Hugh. For women it was Jane (5), followed by Lizzie, Mary, Sarah and Annie.

Dysart occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Dysart's census form was "Scholar"; 13.7% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.8%), textile worker (8.8%), farm labourer (3.9%) and shoemaker (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.7% of all Dysarts, followed by textiles & clothing, professional and domestic service.

What religion is Dysart?

Most Dysarts, 51%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.5%), Methodist (9.8%) and Roman Catholic (8.8%).

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Dysart statistics (1911)

Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 36

Dysartin the USA (2020)

Number: 1,688
Rank: 16,520

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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