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Guest in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 146 people named Guest in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 71 men and 74 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Guest in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Guests, 18.5% (27 people). Next came Tipperary (27), Cork (24), Louth (9) and Roscommon (9).
Guest average age in 1911
The average Guest in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 30.2 for men and 30.7 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.
Guest literacy in 1911
Of the Guests whose literacy was recorded, 78.5% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 17.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.4% reading and writing against 74.6% 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.
Guest common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Thomas, William, George and James. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Sarah, Alice, Anne and Bertha.
Guest occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Guests was farmer, 20.5% of them (30 people). Next came scholar / student (10.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.1%), domestic servant (2.1%) and no occupation / dependent (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.9% of all Guests, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Guest?
The largest religious group among Guests was Anglican, at 49.3%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (30.8%), Methodist (14.4%), Presbyterian (2.1%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.7%).
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Guest statistics (1911)
146 in Ireland
3,049 most common surname in Ireland
31 average age
Guestin the USA (2020)
9,197 in USA (2020)
3,760 rank in USA (2020)
