Houghton family name history and map
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Houghton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 69 people named Houghton in Ireland; roughly one in every 64,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 44 women to 25 men.
Counties with Houghton in Ireland
Dublin was Houghton country: 39.1% of them (27 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (17), Antrim (4), Down (3) and Kildare (3).
Houghton average age in 1911
The average Houghton in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 30.0 for men and 34.8 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.
Houghton literacy in 1911
Of the Houghtons whose literacy was recorded, 78.8% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 16.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.6% reading and writing against 76.7% 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.
Houghton common first names
The most common male names were Henry (2), James, Robert, Thomas and Albert E. For women it was Annie (5), followed by Mary, Sarah, Mary Ann and Rose.
Houghton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Houghton's census form was "Scholar"; 14.5% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.7%), domestic servant (7.2%), no occupation / dependent (4.3%) and farm labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.6% of all Houghtons, followed by domestic service, no occupation / dependent and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Houghton?
The largest religious group among Houghtons was Roman Catholic, at 46.4%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (40.6%), Methodist (8.7%) and Presbyterian (4.3%).
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Houghton statistics (1911)
Number: 69
Rank: 4,801
Average Age: 33
Houghton in the USA (2020)
Number: 10,810
Rank: 3,260
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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