Cushion family name history and map
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Cushion in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Cushion in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 50 men and 52 women.
Counties with Cushion in Ireland
Laois was Cushion country: 36.3% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (23), Kilkenny (16), Dublin (9) and Offaly (8).
Cushion average age in 1911
The average Cushion in 1911 was 26.7 years old, 27.2 for men and 26.3 for women; noticeably 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.
Cushion literacy in 1911
Of the Cushions whose literacy was recorded, 81.6% could both read and write, 6.1% 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.
Cushion common first names
The most common male names were James (9), Thomas, Patrick, John and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Ellen, Anne, Margaret and Bridget.
Cushion occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cushion's census form was "Scholar"; 32.4% (33) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.7%), farm labourer (4.9%), general labourer (2.9%) and housekeeper (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.6% of all Cushions, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Cushion?
Cushions were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Cushion statistics (1911)
Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 27
Cushion in the USA (2020)
Number: 377
Rank: 58,182
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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