Denison family name history and map
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Denison in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 96 people named Denison in Ireland; roughly one in every 46,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 46 men and 50 women.
Counties with Denison in Ireland
Dublin was Denison country: 33.3% of them (32 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (14), Down (8), Galway (8) and Kildare (6).
Denison average age in 1911
The average Denison in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 30.1 for men and 31.8 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.
Denison literacy in 1911
Of the Denisons whose literacy was recorded, 72.9% could both read and write, 7.3% could read but not write, and 19.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78% reading and writing against 67.4% 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.
Denison common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Patrick, Joseph, Thomas and Michael. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Catherine, Annie, Sarah and Mary Elizabeth.
Denison occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Denison's census form was "Scholar"; 17.7% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.4%), clerk / office worker (4.2%), general labourer (4.2%) and seamstress (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.5% of all Denisons, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and clerical & administration.
What religion is Denison?
Most Denisons, 51%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (38.5%), Presbyterian (4.2%) and Non-Conformist (1%).
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Denison statistics (1911)
Number: 96
Rank: 3,961
Average Age: 31
Denison in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,045
Rank: 5,555
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
