Crosson family name history
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Crosson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 152 people named Crosson in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 77 men and 75 women.
Counties with Crosson in Ireland
Cavan was Crosson country: 40.8% of them (62 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (44), Leitrim (20), Derry (8) and Tipperary (8).
Crosson average age in 1911
The average Crosson in 1911 was 34.6 years old, 33.7 for men and 35.5 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.
Crosson literacy in 1911
Of the Crossons whose literacy was recorded, 74.3% could both read and write, 13.5% could read but not write, and 12.2% 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.
Crosson common first names
The most common male names were James (11), John, Patrick, Michael and Bernard. For women it was Bridget (10), followed by Mary, Ellen, Catherine and Kate.
Crosson occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Crossons was farmer, 25% of them (38 people). Next came scholar / student (17.1%), farm labourer (3.9%), dressmaker / milliner (2%) and mason / bricklayer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.9% of all Crossons, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Crosson?
Crossons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.7%).
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Crosson statistics (1911)
Number: 152
Rank: 2,978
Average Age: 35
Crossonin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,914
Rank: 10,505
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
