Chestnutt family name history and map
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Chestnutt in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 98 people named Chestnutt in Ireland; roughly one in every 45,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 45 men and 53 women.
Counties with Chestnutt in Ireland
The Chestnutts were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 82.7% of them (81 people). Next came Limerick (6), Waterford (6), Derry (4) and Down (1).
Chestnutt average age in 1911
The average Chestnutt in 1911 was 25.8 years old, 28.3 for men and 23.6 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.
Chestnutt literacy in 1911
Of the Chestnutts whose literacy was recorded, 82.7% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 15.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.4% reading and writing against 81.1% 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.
Chestnutt common first names
The most common male names were Joseph (6), John, Robert, Samuel and Alexander. For women it was Elizabeth (4), followed by Mary, Margaret, Agnes and Margaret Gilmore.
Chestnutt occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Chestnutt's census form was "Scholar"; 27.6% (27) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (10.2%), farmer (7.1%), general labourer (4.1%) and metal worker / engineer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.2% of all Chestnutts, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Chestnutt?
Chestnutts were predominantly Presbyterian (75.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.4%), Methodist (2%) and Roman Catholic (2%).
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Chestnutt statistics (1911)
Number: 98
Rank: 3,898
Average Age: 26
Chestnuttin the USA (2020)
Number: 862
Rank: 29,248
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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