Bates family name history and map
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Bates in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 698 people named Bates in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 335 men and 362 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Bates in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Bateses, 22.5% (157 people). Next came Antrim (103), Wexford (56), Donegal (52) and Derry (50).
Bates average age in 1911
The average Bates in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 26.9 for men and 29.7 for women; a touch 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.
Bates literacy in 1911
Of the Bateses whose literacy was recorded, 82.5% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Bates common first names
The most common male names were James (31), John, William, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (40), followed by Margaret, Annie, Bridget and Catherine.
Bates occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bates's census form was "Scholar"; 22.9% (160) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.6%), domestic servant (4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%) and farm labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.2% of all Bateses, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Bates?
The largest religious group among Bateses was Anglican, at 47.9%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (39.7%), Presbyterian (10%), Methodist (1.1%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.3%).
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Bates statistics (1911)
Number: 698
Rank: 1,034
Average Age: 28
Bates in the USA (2020)
Number: 91,057
Rank: 339
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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