Blythe family name history and map
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Blythe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 109 people named Blythe in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 57 men and 51 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Blythe in Ireland
Dublin was Blythe country: 26.6% of them (29 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (22), Down (22), Tyrone (21) and Roscommon (6).
Blythe average age in 1911
The average Blythe in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 27.6 for men and 28.2 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.
Blythe literacy in 1911
Of the Blythes whose literacy was recorded, 81.1% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 15.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.6% reading and writing against 78% 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.
Blythe common first names
The most common male names were William (6), James, Thomas, Charles and Alexander. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Agnes, Margaret, Mary Anne and Silina L.
Blythe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Blythe's census form was "Scholar"; 17.4% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.9%), general labourer (2.8%), metal worker / engineer (2.8%) and other professional (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.8% of all Blythes, followed by professional, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Blythe?
Most Blythes, 58.7%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (19.3%), Presbyterian (14.7%) and Methodist (7.3%).
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Blythe statistics (1911)
Number: 109
Rank: 3,655
Average Age: 28
Blythein the USA (2020)
Number: 7,669
Rank: 4,490
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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