Ellis family name history and map
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Ellis in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,673 people named Ellis in Ireland, about 0.038% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 520th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 823 men and 847 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Ellis in Ireland
Dublin was Ellis country: 25.8% of them (432 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (279), Cork (149), Down (106) and Derry (100).
Ellis average age in 1911
The average Ellis in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 30.1 for men and 29.3 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.
Ellis literacy in 1911
Of the Ellises whose literacy was recorded, 81% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 15% 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.
Ellis common first names
The most common male names were John (105), James, William, Thomas and George. For women it was Mary (89), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Elizabeth and Annie.
Ellis occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Ellis's census form was "Scholar"; 18% (301) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.1%), general labourer (4.4%), farm labourer (3.3%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.9% of all Ellises, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Ellis?
The largest religious group among Ellises was Roman Catholic, at 43%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (40.5%), Presbyterian (9.7%), Methodist (4%) and Jewish (0.5%).
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Ellis statistics (1911)
Number: 1,673
Rank: 520
Average Age: 30
Ellis in the USA (2020)
Number: 182,308
Rank: 137
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
