Bittles family name history and map
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Bittles in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 72 people named Bittles in Ireland; roughly one in every 61,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 40 men to 32 women.
Counties with Bittles in Ireland
The Bittleses were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 55.6% of them (40 people). Next came Armagh (23) and Antrim (9).
Bittles average age in 1911
The average Bittles in 1911 was 22.2 years old, 21.9 for men and 22.6 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.
Bittles literacy in 1911
Of the Bittleses whose literacy was recorded, 90.2% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 8.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 93.3% reading and writing against 87.1% 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.
Bittles common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (6), George, Robert, Alexander and Albert. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Agnes, Annie, Minnie and Sarah Jane.
Bittles occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bittles's census form was "Scholar"; 29.2% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were mason / bricklayer (6.9%), farmer (5.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.6%) and metal worker / engineer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.3% of all Bittleses, followed by building & construction, retail & commerce and metal & engineering.
What religion is Bittles?
Most Bittleses, 69.4%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (27.8%) and Methodist (2.8%).
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Bittles statistics (1911)
Number: 72
Rank: 4,678
Average Age: 22
Bittles in the USA (2020)
Number: 181
Rank: 105,198
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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