Crosse family name history
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Crosse in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 105 people named Crosse in Ireland; roughly one in every 42,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 53 women.
Counties with Crosse in Ireland
The Crosses were heavily concentrated in Tipperary, home to 60% of them (63 people). Next came Cork (16), Sligo (10), Clare (4) and Dublin (4).
Crosse average age in 1911
The average Crosse in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 26.3 for men and 28.6 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.
Crosse literacy in 1911
Of the Crosses whose literacy was recorded, 75.7% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 18.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.8% reading and writing against 72.5% 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.
Crosse common first names
The most common male names were Michael (9), John, Thomas, Patrick and William. For women it was Margaret (7), followed by Mary, Annie, Joanna and Julia.
Crosse occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crosse's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.2%), domestic servant (2.9%), dressmaker / milliner (2.9%) and general labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.1% of all Crosses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Crosse?
Crosses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.9%).
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Crosse statistics (1911)
Number: 105
Rank: 3,735
Average Age: 27
Crossein the USA (2020)
Number: 428
Rank: 52,367
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
