Eccleston family name history and map
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Eccleston in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Eccleston in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 27 men and 24 women.
Counties with Eccleston in Ireland
The Ecclestons were heavily concentrated in Louth, home to 51% of them (26 people). Next came Cavan (10), Dublin (6), Antrim (4) and Down (3).
Eccleston average age in 1911
The average Eccleston in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 26.7 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.
Eccleston literacy in 1911
Of the Ecclestons whose literacy was recorded, 76.5% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 19.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.2% reading and writing against 74.1% 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.
Eccleston common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Francis, Henry, James and Patrick. For women it was Ellen (3), followed by Annie, Mary, Mary Anne and Alexina Agness.
Eccleston occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Eccleston's census form was "Scholar"; 13.7% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (7.8%), butcher (3.9%), carpenter / joiner (3.9%) and clerk / office worker (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.8% of all Ecclestons, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is Eccleston?
Most Ecclestons, 51%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (43.1%) and Methodist (5.9%).
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Eccleston statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 29
Ecclestonin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,845
Rank: 15,318
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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