Erskine family name history and map
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Erskine in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 461 people named Erskine in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 216 men and 245 women.
Counties with Erskine in Ireland
The Erskines were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 50.8% of them (234 people). Next came Down (66), Dublin (48), Donegal (38) and Armagh (19).
Erskine average age in 1911
The average Erskine in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 30.2 for men and 31.2 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.
Erskine literacy in 1911
Of the Erskines whose literacy was recorded, 81.8% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 15.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.2% reading and writing against 79.6% 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.
Erskine common first names
The most common male names were John (26), William, Robert, James and Samuel. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Jane, Agnes, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Erskine occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Erskine's census form was "Scholar"; 15% (69) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5%), textile worker (4.1%) and general labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.4% of all Erskines, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Erskine?
Most Erskines, 59.4%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (21.3%), Roman Catholic (8%), Methodist (6.3%) and Unitarian (2.4%).
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Erskine statistics (1911)
Number: 461
Rank: 1,422
Average Age: 31
Erskine in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,147
Rank: 6,352
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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