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Anderson in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 6,776 people named Anderson in Ireland, about 0.155% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 101st most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 3,242 men and 3,527 women. (A small number, 7, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with Anderson in Ireland

Antrim was Anderson country: 25.2% of them (1,708 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (1,299), Derry (706), Tyrone (587) and Dublin (543).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Anderson average age in 1911

The average Anderson in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 29.1 for men and 30.2 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.

Anderson literacy in 1911

Of the Andersons whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 14.4% 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.

Anderson common first names

The most common male names were John (335), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (298), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret.

Anderson occupations in 1911

The most common entry on an Anderson's census form was "Scholar"; 18.3% (1,239) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.5%), general labourer (4.3%), textile worker (4.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.6% of all Andersons, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.

What religion is Anderson?

The largest religious group among Andersons was Presbyterian, at 40.5%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31%), Roman Catholic (20.2%), Methodist (3.6%) and Baptist (1%).

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Anderson statistics (1911)

Number: 6,776
Rank: 101
Average Age: 30

Andersonin the USA (2020)

Number: 756,560
Rank: 15

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

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