Glass family name history and map
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Glass in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 747 people named Glass in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 350 men and 397 women.
Counties with Glass in Ireland
Antrim was Glass country: 47.7% of them (356 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (104), Tyrone (94), Dublin (55) and Armagh (44).
Glass average age in 1911
The average Glass in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 29.4 for men and 29.0 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.
Glass literacy in 1911
Of the Glasses whose literacy was recorded, 78.7% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.9% reading and writing against 77.3% 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.
Glass common first names
The most common male names were James (42), John, William, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Mary (28), followed by Sarah, Jane, Margaret and Martha.
Glass occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Glass's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (147) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.6%), textile worker (5.5%), farm labourer (3.7%) and general labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.8% of all Glasses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Glass?
The largest religious group among Glasses was Presbyterian, at 41.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (39.5%), Roman Catholic (10%), Jewish (3.5%) and Methodist (2.8%).
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Glass statistics (1911)
Number: 747
Rank: 984
Average Age: 29
Glass in the USA (2020)
Number: 40,133
Rank: 843
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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