Bill family name history
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Bill in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 132 people named Bill in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 76 women to 56 men.
Counties with Bill in Ireland
The Bills were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 82.6% of them (109 people). Next came Dublin (8), Clare (5), Down (5) and Derry (2).
Bill average age in 1911
The average Bill in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 28.5 for men and 29.7 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.
Bill literacy in 1911
Of the Bills whose literacy was recorded, 90.1% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 7.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.9% reading and writing against 88% 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.
Bill common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, David, James and Samuel. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Agnes, Annie, Martha and Sarah.
Bill occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bill's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (10.6%), farmer (7.6%), general labourer (6.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 15.2% of all Bills, followed by agriculture, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bill?
Most Bills, 69.7%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.4%), Methodist (6.1%), Congregationalist (3.8%) and Roman Catholic (2.3%).
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Bill statistics (1911)
132 in Ireland
3,254 most common surname in Ireland
29 average age
Billin the USA (2020)
4,630 in USA (2020)
6,995 rank in USA (2020)
