Eccles family name history and map
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Eccles in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 347 people named Eccles in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 182 men and 164 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Eccles in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Eccleses, 21.9% (76 people). Next came Down (65), Tyrone (50), Dublin (44) and Armagh (28).
Eccles average age in 1911
The average Eccles in 1911 was 31.5 years old, 29.6 for men and 33.7 for women; slightly older 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.
Eccles literacy in 1911
Of the Eccleses whose literacy was recorded, 77.1% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 18.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.4% reading and writing against 75.5% 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.
Eccles common first names
The most common male names were John (22), James, Thomas, William and Samuel. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Annie, Jane, Margaret and Agnes.
Eccles occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Eccles's census form was "Scholar"; 14.7% (51) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.1%), general labourer (5.2%), textile worker (4%) and farm labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.3% of all Eccleses, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Eccles?
The largest religious group among Eccleses was Roman Catholic, at 43.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (26.2%), Anglican (24.5%), Congregationalist (2.3%) and Non-Conformist (1.4%).
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Eccles statistics (1911)
Number: 347
Rank: 1,744
Average Age: 32
Eccles in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,085
Rank: 9,981
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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