Annesley family name history
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Annesley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 119 people named Annesley in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 58 men and 61 women.
Counties with Annesley in Ireland
Antrim was Annesley country: 37% of them (44 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (25), Dublin (19), Wicklow (16) and Tyrone (6).
Annesley average age in 1911
The average Annesley in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 27.4 for men and 32.5 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.
Annesley literacy in 1911
Of the Annesleys whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.7% reading and writing against 78.6% of men. 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.
Annesley common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, Thomas, George and Samuel. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Elizabeth, Sarah, Jane and Harriet.
Annesley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Annesley's census form was "Scholar"; 12.6% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.6%), farmer (6.7%), no occupation / dependent (4.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.2% of all Annesleys, followed by textiles & clothing, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Annesley?
Most Annesleys, 68.9%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (22.7%) and Roman Catholic (8.4%).
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Annesley statistics (1911)
119 in Ireland
3,468 most common surname in Ireland
30 average age
Annesleyin the USA (2020)
138 in USA (2020)
129,045 rank in USA (2020)
