Dale family name history and map
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Dale in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 346 people named Dale in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 171 men and 173 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Dale in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Dales, 22.3% (77 people). Next came Down (67), Cork (45), Derry (44) and Dublin (38).
Dale average age in 1911
The average Dale in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 29.9 for men and 31.2 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Dale literacy in 1911
Of the Dales whose literacy was recorded, 80.1% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 16.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83% reading and writing against 77.1% 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.
Dale common first names
The most common male names were John (25), James, William, Samuel and Robert. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Ellen and Jane.
Dale occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dale's census form was "Scholar"; 15.9% (55) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.2%), textile worker (5.5%), general labourer (3.8%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8.7% of all Dales, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Dale?
The largest religious group among Dales was Presbyterian, at 42.5%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (22.3%), Roman Catholic (19.9%), Methodist (3.5%) and Congregationalist (2.9%).
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Dale statistics (1911)
Number: 346
Rank: 1,746
Average Age: 31
Dale in the USA (2020)
Number: 28,382
Rank: 1,219
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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