Chrystal family name history and map
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Chrystal in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 68 people named Chrystal in Ireland; roughly one in every 65,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 32 women.
Counties with Chrystal in Ireland
The Chrystals were heavily concentrated in Sligo, home to 67.6% of them (46 people). Next came Longford (8), Louth (5), Limerick (4) and Mayo (2).
Chrystal average age in 1911
The average Chrystal in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 24.5 for men and 33.6 for women; a touch 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.
Chrystal literacy in 1911
Of the Chrystals whose literacy was recorded, 82.8% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 13.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87.5% reading and writing against 79.4% 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.
Chrystal common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Patrick, James, Robert and William. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Annie, Ellen, Kate and Kathleen.
Chrystal occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Chrystal's census form was "Scholar"; 27.9% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (8.8%), seamstress (2.9%) and carter / driver / groom (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.6% of all Chrystals, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Chrystal?
Most Chrystals, 64.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.6%).
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Chrystal statistics (1911)
Number: 68
Rank: 4,837
Average Age: 29
Chrystal in the USA (2020)
Number: 564
Rank: 41,581
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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