Ashton family name history and map
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Ashton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 99 people named Ashton in Ireland; roughly one in every 44,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 48 men and 50 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Ashton in Ireland
The Ashtons were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 53.5% of them (53 people). Next came Armagh (10), Offaly (10), Antrim (7) and Cork (5).
Ashton average age in 1911
The average Ashton in 1911 was 26.1 years old, 23.5 for men and 28.4 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Ashton literacy in 1911
Of the Ashtons whose literacy was recorded, 84.9% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 10.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87.2% reading and writing against 82.2% 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.
Ashton common first names
The most common male names were William (7), John, James, George and Henry. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Alice, Jane, Annie and Elizabeth.
Ashton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Ashton's census form was "Scholar"; 23.2% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (5.1%), blacksmith / smith (3%), clerk / office worker (3%) and barber / hairdresser (2%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 6.1% of all Ashtons, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and metal & engineering.
What religion is Ashton?
The largest religious group among Ashtons was Anglican, at 45.5%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (45.5%), Methodist (5.1%), Presbyterian (2%) and Congregationalist (1%).
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Ashton statistics (1911)
Number: 99
Rank: 3,878
Average Age: 26
Ashton in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,812
Rank: 2,981
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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