Heuston family name history and map
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Heuston in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Heuston in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 29 women to 21 men.
Counties with Heuston in Ireland
Dublin was Heuston country: 36% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (10), Tipperary (7), Armagh (6) and Donegal (4).
Heuston average age in 1911
The average Heuston in 1911 was 32.1 years old, 35.6 for men and 29.6 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.
Heuston literacy in 1911
Of the Heustons whose literacy was recorded, 91.7% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 6.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 95% reading and writing against 89.3% 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.
Heuston common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Robert, Michael, Francis thomas and Frederick Gibson. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Maggie, Katie, Lizzie and Margaret.
Heuston occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Heustons was domestic servant, 8% of them (4 people). Next came scholar / student (8%), medical / nursing (6%), dressmaker / milliner (4%) and general labourer (4%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 12% of all Heustons, followed by professional, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Heuston?
Heustons were predominantly Roman Catholic (72%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (16%), Presbyterian (10%) and Methodist (2%).
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Heuston statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 32
Heuston in the USA (2020)
Number: 303
Rank: 69,752
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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