Eason family name history and map
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Eason in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 90 people named Eason in Ireland; roughly one in every 49,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 45 men and 45 women.
Counties with Eason in Ireland
Dublin was Eason country: 27.8% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (23), Derry (20), Armagh (7) and Laois (5).
Eason average age in 1911
The average Eason in 1911 was 32.2 years old, 32.0 for men and 32.5 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.
Eason literacy in 1911
Of the Easons whose literacy was recorded, 87.4% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 9.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.4% reading and writing against 86.4% 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.
Eason common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Joseph, Michael, Robert and William. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Mary, Sarah, Caroline V and Catherine.
Eason occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Eason's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (7.8%), general labourer (5.6%), farm labourer (3.3%) and no occupation / dependent (3.3%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 10% of all Easons, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and general labourers.
What religion is Eason?
The largest religious group among Easons was Anglican, at 36.7%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (33.3%), Roman Catholic (13.3%), Congregationalist (8.9%) and Methodist (4.4%).
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Eason statistics (1911)
Number: 90
Rank: 4,120
Average Age: 32
Eason in the USA (2020)
Number: 16,603
Rank: 2,119
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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