Forsythe family name history and map
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Forsythe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,067 people named Forsythe in Ireland, about 0.024% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 746th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 526 men and 539 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Forsythe in Ireland
Antrim was Forsythe country: 42.5% of them (453 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (244), Derry (120), Tyrone (81) and Armagh (58).
Forsythe average age in 1911
The average Forsythe in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 28.0 for men and 30.5 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.
Forsythe literacy in 1911
Of the Forsythes whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 5.9% could read but not write, and 14.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.3% reading and writing against 78.2% 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.
Forsythe common first names
The most common male names were John (65), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (39), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret and Agnes.
Forsythe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Forsythe's census form was "Scholar"; 19% (203) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.2%), textile worker (5.9%), general labourer (4.2%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.3% of all Forsythes, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Forsythe?
The largest religious group among Forsythes was Anglican, at 44.2%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (39.3%), Roman Catholic (7.3%), Methodist (6.9%) and Congregationalist (1.4%).
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Forsythe statistics (1911)
Number: 1,067
Rank: 746
Average Age: 29
Forsythe in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,239
Rank: 3,123
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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