Nightingale family name history and map

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Nightingale

Nightingale in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 45 people named Nightingale in Ireland: 20 men and 25 women.

Counties with Nightingale in Ireland

Most Nightingales were found in Down (25), with smaller numbers in Dublin (8), Antrim (6), Clare (4) and Roscommon (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Nightingale average age in 1911

The average Nightingale in 1911 was 28.2 years old, though with only 45 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Nightingale literacy in 1911

Of the Nightingales whose literacy was recorded, 84.4% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 15.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88% reading and writing against 80% of men.

Nightingale common first names

Among the Nightingales were men named John (4), William (4), Frederick (2), Thomas (2) and Arthur Charles and women named Elizabeth (3), Florence (2), Margaret (2), Maria (2) and Mary (2).

Nightingale occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Nightingale's census form was "Scholar"; 17.8% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.9%), domestic servant (6.7%), dressmaker / milliner (4.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.4%).

What religion is Nightingale?

Most Nightingales, 53.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (42.2%) and Salvation Army (4.4%).

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Nightingale statistics (1911)

Number: 45
Rank: 6,141
Average Age: 28

Nightingale in the USA (2020)

Number: 4,212
Rank: 7,596

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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