Auld family name history and map
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Auld in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 284 people named Auld in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 138 men and 146 women.
Counties with Auld in Ireland
The Aulds were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 50% of them (142 people). Next came Down (94), Monaghan (16), Wexford (13) and Tyrone (7).
Auld average age in 1911
The average Auld in 1911 was 31.5 years old, 31.8 for men and 31.2 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.
Auld literacy in 1911
Of the Aulds whose literacy was recorded, 87.1% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 11.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.8% reading and writing against 85.4% 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.
Auld common first names
The most common male names were John (18), William, James, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Elizabeth, Maggie, Sarah and Agnes.
Auld occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Auld's census form was "Scholar"; 18.3% (52) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), textile worker (4.6%), metal worker / engineer (3.9%) and farm labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.3% of all Aulds, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and building & construction.
What religion is Auld?
Aulds were predominantly Presbyterian (71.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.4%), Roman Catholic (2.8%), Salvation Army (1.4%) and Methodist (0.7%).
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Auld statistics (1911)
Number: 284
Rank: 1,999
Average Age: 32
Auld in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,643
Rank: 11,401
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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