Duck family name history and map
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Duck in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named Duck in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 38 men to 25 women.
Counties with Duck in Ireland
The Ducks were heavily concentrated in Westmeath, home to 63.5% of them (40 people). Next came Dublin (15), Longford (7) and Cork (1).
Duck average age in 1911
The average Duck in 1911 was 22.0 years old, 21.7 for men and 22.4 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.
Duck literacy in 1911
Of the Ducks whose literacy was recorded, 72.9% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 22% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.7% reading and writing against 68.2% 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.
Duck common first names
The most common male names were John (7), James, Michael, Patrick and Daniel. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Annie, Bridget, Ellen and Kathleen.
Duck occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Duck's census form was "Scholar"; 36.5% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.9%), general labourer (7.9%), seamstress (4.8%) and farm labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.7% of all Ducks, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Duck?
Ducks were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.2%).
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Duck statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 22
Duck in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,571
Rank: 7,069
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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