Heaton family name history and map
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Heaton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 71 people named Heaton in Ireland; roughly one in every 62,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 37 men and 34 women.
Counties with Heaton in Ireland
Offaly was Heaton country: 31% of them (22 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Westmeath (13), Down (11), Cork (10) and Antrim (8).
Heaton average age in 1911
The average Heaton in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 32.9 for men and 33.2 for women; noticeably 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.
Heaton literacy in 1911
Of the Heatons whose literacy was recorded, 85.5% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 14.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90% reading and writing against 81.2% 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.
Heaton common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Thomas, Alfred, James Henry and Peter. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Catherine, Elizabeth, Jane and Katie.
Heaton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Heaton's census form was "Scholar"; 16.9% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (11.3%), farmer (9.9%), textile worker (7%) and agent / manager (1.4%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 11.3% of all Heatons, followed by agriculture, textiles & clothing and professional.
What religion is Heaton?
Most Heatons, 56.3%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (26.8%), Methodist (14.1%) and Presbyterian (1.4%).
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Heaton statistics (1911)
Number: 71
Rank: 4,725
Average Age: 33
Heatonin the USA (2020)
Number: 13,003
Rank: 2,707
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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