Crofts family name history and map
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Crofts in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Crofts in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 30 men and 29 women.
Counties with Crofts in Ireland
The Croftses were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 59.3% of them (35 people). Next came Dublin (15), Antrim (3), Derry (2) and Armagh (1).
Crofts average age in 1911
The average Crofts in 1911 was 36.9 years old, 32.7 for men and 41.2 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.
Crofts literacy in 1911
Of the Croftses whose literacy was recorded, 94.9% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 5.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 96.7% reading and writing against 93.1% 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.
Crofts common first names
The most common male names were Christopher (3), William, Freeman Wills, James and Richard. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Alice, Annie, Elizabeth and Anna Hickman.
Crofts occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Croftses was metal worker / engineer, 6.8% of them (4 people). Next came shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.8%), farmer (5.1%), railway / tram worker (5.1%) and retired / pensioner (5.1%). Grouped by sector, professional accounted for 8.5% of all Croftses, followed by metal & engineering, retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and agriculture.
What religion is Crofts?
Most Croftses, 55.9%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (40.7%) and Presbyterian (3.4%).
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Crofts statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 37
Crofts in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,255
Rank: 21,262
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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