Dunseath family name history and map

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Dunseath in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Dunseath in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 49 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)

Counties and map with Dunseath in Ireland

The Dunseaths were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 66.7% of them (68 people). Next came Down (31) and Tipperary (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Dunseath average age in 1911

The average Dunseath in 1911 was 24.0 years old, 20.0 for men and 28.3 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.

Dunseath literacy in 1911

Of the Dunseaths whose literacy was recorded, 74.2% could both read and write, 5.4% could read but not write, and 20.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.3% reading and writing against 70.2% 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.

Dunseath common first names

The most common male names were John (8), James, Thomas, William and David. For women it was Elizabeth (4), followed by Maggie, Margaret, Annie and May.

Dunseath occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Dunseath's census form was "Scholar"; 25.5% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were other maker / factory worker (5.9%), textile worker (4.9%), clerk / office worker (2.9%) and farmer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, manufacturing & trades accounted for 5.9% of all Dunseaths, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and clerical & administration.

What religion is Dunseath?

Most Dunseaths, 56.9%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29.4%), Roman Catholic (7.8%), Quaker (2.9%) and Plymouth Brethren (1%).

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Dunseath statistics (1911)

Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 24

Dunseath in the USA (2020)

Number: 144
Rank: 125,089

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero. 

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