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Alexander in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 1,998 people named Alexander in Ireland, about 0.046% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 438th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 955 men and 1,038 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with Alexander in Ireland

Antrim was Alexander country: 39.7% of them (793 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (329), Tyrone (266), Dublin (109) and Donegal (87).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Alexander average age in 1911

The average Alexander in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 29.7 for men and 30.7 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.

Alexander literacy in 1911

Of the Alexanders whose literacy was recorded, 84.2% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 13% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.

Alexander common first names

The most common male names were John (105), William, James, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (77), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Sarah and Margaret.

Alexander occupations in 1911

The most common entry on an Alexander's census form was "Scholar"; 19% (379) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.9%), textile worker (4.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.7%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.7% of all Alexanders, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and professional.

What religion is Alexander?

Most Alexanders, 58.6%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.9%), Roman Catholic (6.7%), Methodist (2.7%) and Congregationalist (1.4%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census
Map showing where Anglican families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census
Map showing where Presbyterian families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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Alexander statistics (1911)

Number: 1,998
Rank: 438
Average Age: 30

Alexander in the USA (2020)

Number: 197,734
Rank: 120

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

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