Arthur family name history and map
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Arthur in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 469 people named Arthur in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 236 men and 231 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Arthur in Ireland
Derry had the largest share of Arthurs, 14.9% (70 people). Next came Antrim (68), Down (59), Tyrone (49) and Wicklow (35).
Arthur average age in 1911
The average Arthur in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 30.8 for men and 31.3 for women; slightly older than 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.
Arthur literacy in 1911
Of the Arthurs whose literacy was recorded, 81.7% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 12.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.2% reading and writing against 78% 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.
Arthur common first names
The most common male names were James (31), John, William, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (26), followed by Annie, Margaret, Elizabeth and Sarah.
Arthur occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Arthur's census form was "Scholar"; 18.3% (86) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), general labourer (4.5%), farm labourer (3.8%) and carpenter / joiner (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.8% of all Arthurs, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Arthur?
The largest religious group among Arthurs was Roman Catholic, at 36.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (34.5%), Anglican (21.5%), Methodist (3.8%) and Baptist (1.5%).
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Arthur statistics (1911)
Number: 469
Rank: 1,408
Average Age: 31
Arthur in the USA (2020)
Number: 27,204
Rank: 1,264
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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