Childs family name history and map
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Childs in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 69 people named Childs in Ireland; roughly one in every 64,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 38 men to 31 women.
Counties with Childs in Ireland
Down was Childs country: 44.9% of them (31 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (12), Limerick (10), Dublin (9) and Antrim (4).
Childs average age in 1911
The average Childs in 1911 was 28.0 years old, 26.6 for men and 29.7 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.
Childs literacy in 1911
Of the Childses whose literacy was recorded, 95.6% could both read and write, 1.5% could read but not write, and 2.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 91.9% 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.
Childs common first names
The most common male names were Henry (7), William, James, Edward and Richard. For women it was Elizabeth (5), followed by Isabella, Sarah, Adlaide and Amelia.
Childs occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Childs's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.1%), metal worker / engineer (8.7%), general labourer (5.8%) and textile worker (5.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.6% of all Childses, followed by metal & engineering, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Childs?
The largest religious group among Childses was Presbyterian, at 47.8%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (44.9%), Roman Catholic (4.3%) and Methodist (2.9%).
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Childs statistics (1911)
Number: 69
Rank: 4,801
Average Age: 28
Childs in the USA (2020)
Number: 27,853
Rank: 1,241
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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