Abbott family name history and map
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Abbott in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 444 people named Abbott in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 223 men and 216 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Abbott in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Abbotts, 20.9% (93 people). Next came Dublin (93), Cork (30), Laois (29) and Leitrim (26).
Abbott average age in 1911
The average Abbott in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 29.6 for men and 29.9 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Abbott literacy in 1911
Of the Abbotts whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 14.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.9% reading and writing against 80.5% 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.
Abbott common first names
The most common male names were John (19), Joseph, William, James and Thomas. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Annie and Bridget.
Abbott occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Abbott's census form was "Scholar"; 17.1% (76) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.1%), general labourer (3.2%), domestic servant (2.3%) and farm labourer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.7% of all Abbotts, followed by domestic service, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Abbott?
Most Abbotts, 58.3%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (32.9%), Presbyterian (4.1%), Methodist (3.6%) and Quaker (0.7%).
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Abbott statistics (1911)
Number: 444
Rank: 1,463
Average Age: 30
Abbott in the USA (2020)
Number: 50,148
Rank: 661
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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