Finch family name history
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Finch in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 108 people named Finch in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 54 men and 54 women.
Counties with Finch in Ireland
Armagh was Finch country: 25% of them (27 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (17), Tipperary (11), Cork (9) and Down (9).
Finch average age in 1911
The average Finch in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 29.9 for men and 32.7 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.
Finch literacy in 1911
Of the Finches whose literacy was recorded, 88.3% could both read and write, 1% could read but not write, and 10.7% 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.
Finch common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Edward, Fredrick, Henry and James. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Sarah, Isabella, Jane and Margaret.
Finch occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Finch's census form was "Scholar"; 13% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%), general labourer (3.7%) and carter / driver / groom (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12% of all Finches, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Finch?
Most Finches, 56.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (19.4%), Roman Catholic (13.9%) and Methodist (8.3%).
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Finch statistics (1911)
108 in Ireland
3,680 most common surname in Ireland
31 average age
Finchin the USA (2020)
29,401 in USA (2020)
1,179 rank in USA (2020)
