Dykes family name history and map
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Dykes in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named Dykes in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 32 men to 24 women.
Counties with Dykes in Ireland
Sligo was Dykes country: 41.1% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (15), Donegal (7), Antrim (6) and Derry (2).
Dykes average age in 1911
The average Dykes in 1911 was 23.9 years old, 23.3 for men and 24.8 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.
Dykes literacy in 1911
Of the Dykeses whose literacy was recorded, 88.9% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 7.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.3% reading and writing against 87.1% 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.
Dykes common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Joseph, Alexander, David and George. For women it was Alicia (2), followed by Annie, Bridget, Elizabeth Sarah and Helen.
Dykes occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dykes's census form was "Scholar"; 26.8% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (14.3%), metal worker / engineer (8.9%), no occupation / dependent (7.1%) and farmer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 17.9% of all Dykeses, followed by metal & engineering, no occupation / dependent and agriculture.
What religion is Dykes?
The largest religious group among Dykeses was Roman Catholic, at 48.2%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (28.6%) and Anglican (23.2%).
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Dykes statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 24
Dykes in the USA (2020)
Number: 13,242
Rank: 2,654
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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