Davison family name history and map
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Davison in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,372 people named Davison in Ireland, about 0.031% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 616th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 675 men and 697 women.
Counties with Davison in Ireland
The Davisons were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 59.4% of them (815 people). Next came Down (229), Armagh (121), Derry (96) and Tyrone (33).
Davison average age in 1911
The average Davison in 1911 was 28.0 years old, 26.9 for men and 29.1 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.
Davison literacy in 1911
Of the Davisons whose literacy was recorded, 80% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 16.1% 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.
Davison common first names
The most common male names were John (76), James, William, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Mary (57), followed by Sarah, Agnes, Jane and Margaret.
Davison occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Davison's census form was "Scholar"; 22.4% (307) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.8%), textile worker (7.3%), general labourer (4.3%) and farm labourer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.5% of all Davisons, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Davison?
Most Davisons, 50.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.4%), Roman Catholic (6.6%), Methodist (6.3%) and Congregationalist (1.9%).
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Davison statistics (1911)
Number: 1,372
Rank: 616
Average Age: 28
Davisonin the USA (2020)
Number: 21,313
Rank: 1,639
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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