Angus family name history and map
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Angus in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 187 people named Angus in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 89 men and 98 women.
Counties with Angus in Ireland
The Anguses were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 65.8% of them (123 people). Next came Antrim (40), Dublin (11), Kildare (10) and Derry (2).
Angus average age in 1911
The average Angus in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.5 for men and 29.8 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.
Angus literacy in 1911
Of the Anguses whose literacy was recorded, 86.9% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 12% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.7% reading and writing against 83.5% 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.
Angus common first names
The most common male names were John (17), William, George, James and Thomas. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Annie, Jane, Sarah and Maggie.
Angus occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Angus's census form was "Scholar"; 16.6% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.9%), carpenter / joiner (3.7%) and seamstress (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.4% of all Anguses, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Angus?
Most Anguses, 69%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (21.9%), Protestant (3.2%), Non-Conformist (2.7%) and Roman Catholic (2.1%).
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Angus statistics (1911)
Number: 187
Rank: 2,609
Average Age: 30
Angus in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,220
Rank: 7,585
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
