Greenlees family name history and map
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Greenlees in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 79 people named Greenlees in Ireland; roughly one in every 56,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 37 men and 42 women.
Counties with Greenlees in Ireland
The Greenleeses were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 70.9% of them (56 people). Next came Down (23).
Greenlees average age in 1911
The average Greenlees in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 29.2 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.
Greenlees literacy in 1911
Of the Greenleeses whose literacy was recorded, 89.5% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 10.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 94.4% reading and writing against 85% 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.
Greenlees common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Samuel, David, Thomas and William. For women it was Jane (4), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary and Agnes.
Greenlees occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Greenlees's census form was "Scholar"; 15.2% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.1%), domestic servant (5.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.1%) and carpenter / joiner (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.2% of all Greenleeses, followed by building & construction, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Greenlees?
Greenleeses were predominantly Presbyterian (83.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.2%) and Roman Catholic (1.3%).
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Greenlees statistics (1911)
Number: 79
Rank: 4,436
Average Age: 30
Greenlees in the USA (2020)
Number: 345
Rank: 62,640
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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