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Cross in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 664 people named Cross in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 332 men and 329 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Cross in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Crosses, 17.6% (117 people). Next came Limerick (79), Dublin (77), Kildare (73) and Cork (61).
Cross average age in 1911
The average Cross in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 26.3 for men and 29.4 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.
Cross literacy in 1911
Of the Crosses whose literacy was recorded, 84.2% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 12.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Cross common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (41), John, William, James and Michael. For women it was Mary (31), followed by Margaret, Annie, Elizabeth and Bridget.
Cross occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cross's census form was "Scholar"; 20.6% (137) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.1%), general labourer (3.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.7%) and domestic servant (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.9% of all Crosses, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Cross?
The largest religious group among Crosses was Roman Catholic, at 46.7%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.5%), Presbyterian (10.2%), Methodist (3.3%) and Congregationalist (1.2%).
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Cross statistics (1911)
Number: 664
Rank: 1,067
Average Age: 28
Cross in the USA (2020)
Number: 75,035
Rank: 432
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.