Ambrose family name history and map
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Ambrose in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 415 people named Ambrose in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 214 men and 201 women.
Counties with Ambrose in Ireland
Cork was Ambrose country: 41.9% of them (174 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (154), Down (34), Waterford (17) and Dublin (10).
Ambrose average age in 1911
The average Ambrose in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 29.4 for men and 30.8 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.
Ambrose literacy in 1911
Of the Ambroses whose literacy was recorded, 86.5% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 11.8% 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.
Ambrose common first names
The most common male names were John (29), James, Thomas, Michael and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (36), followed by Margaret, Kate, Bridget and Ellen.
Ambrose occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Ambrose's census form was "Scholar"; 24.1% (100) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.1%), general labourer (4.8%) and farm labourer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.5% of all Ambroses, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Ambrose?
Ambroses were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.1%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (7%), Anglican (6%) and Protestant (1.9%).
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Ambrose statistics (1911)
Number: 415
Rank: 1,539
Average Age: 30
Ambrosein the USA (2020)
Number: 16,202
Rank: 2,192
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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