Buck family name history and map
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Buck in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Buck in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 23 women.
Counties with Buck in Ireland
Limerick was Buck country: 29.4% of them (15 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (11), Westmeath (6), Cork (5) and Waterford (5).
Buck average age in 1911
The average Buck in 1911 was 36.1 years old, 33.1 for men and 39.7 for women; noticeably 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.
Buck literacy in 1911
Of the Bucks whose literacy was recorded, 76% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 20% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.5% reading and writing against 69.6% 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.
Buck common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Timothy, David, Michael and Patrick. For women it was Bridget (3), followed by Elizabeth, Ellen, Mary and Agnes.
Buck occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Bucks was farmer, 23.5% of them (12 people). Next came scholar / student (7.8%), farm labourer (5.9%), porter / messenger (5.9%) and carpenter / joiner (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.4% of all Bucks, followed by transport, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Buck?
Most Bucks, 66.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (5.9%).
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Buck statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 36
Buckin the USA (2020)
Number: 41,103
Rank: 822
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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