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Close in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 707 people named Close in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,200 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 397 women to 308 men. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Close in Ireland
The Closes were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 60.4% of them (427 people). Next came Down (166), Dublin (48), Kilkenny (20) and Limerick (17).
Close average age in 1911
The average Close in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 26.7 for men and 29.6 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.
Close literacy in 1911
Of the Closes whose literacy was recorded, 80.5% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 15.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.6% reading and writing against 79.6% 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.
Close common first names
The most common male names were James (28), John, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (43), followed by Annie, Sarah, Margaret and Elizabeth.
Close occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Close's census form was "Scholar"; 20.5% (145) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (9.8%), farmer (5.4%), general labourer (4.1%) and domestic servant (2.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 13% of all Closes, followed by agriculture, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Close?
The largest religious group among Closes was Roman Catholic, at 35.5%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.4%), Presbyterian (27.3%), Non-Conformist (2.7%) and Unitarian (1.6%).
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Close statistics (1911)
Number: 707
Rank: 1,022
Average Age: 28
Close in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,968
Rank: 3,854
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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