Isaacson family name history and map
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Isaacson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 83 people named Isaacson in Ireland; roughly one in every 53,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 46 men to 37 women.
Counties with Isaacson in Ireland
The Isaacsons were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 80.7% of them (67 people). Next came Armagh (7), Antrim (5), Cork (3) and Offaly (1).
Isaacson average age in 1911
The average Isaacson in 1911 was 18.1 years old, 18.1 for men and 18.1 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Isaacson literacy in 1911
Of the Isaacsons whose literacy was recorded, 74.3% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 23% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.5% reading and writing against 66.7% 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.
Isaacson common first names
The most common male names were Isaac (5), David, Simon, Edward and Louis. For women it was Lena (3), followed by Sarah, Annie, Edith and Florrie.
Isaacson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Isaacson's census form was "Scholar"; 34.9% (29) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (18.1%), medical / nursing (2.4%), other maker / factory worker (2.4%) and carpenter / joiner (1.2%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 18.1% of all Isaacsons, followed by professional, manufacturing & trades and building & construction.
What religion is Isaacson?
Isaacsons were overwhelmingly Jewish, 97.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (1.2%).
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Isaacson statistics (1911)
Number: 83
Rank: 4,322
Average Age: 18
Isaacsonin the USA (2020)
Number: 7,500
Rank: 4,579
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
