Horton family name history and map
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Horton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 69 people named Horton in Ireland; roughly one in every 64,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 32 men and 36 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Horton in Ireland
Dublin was Horton country: 31.9% of them (22 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Westmeath (14), Antrim (8), Down (7) and Waterford (6).
Horton average age in 1911
The average Horton in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 27.4 for men and 27.5 for women; a touch younger 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.
Horton literacy in 1911
Of the Hortons whose literacy was recorded, 77.6% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 17.9% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Horton common first names
The most common male names were John (2), Michael, Patrick, Richard and Albert. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Ellen, Lucinda Isabella, Mary and Ruth.
Horton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Horton's census form was "Scholar"; 26.1% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were agent / manager (4.3%), post office worker (4.3%), general labourer (2.9%) and metal worker / engineer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 7.2% of all Hortons, followed by textiles & clothing, public service & defence and transport.
What religion is Horton?
The largest religious group among Hortons was Anglican, at 43.5%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (33.3%), Methodist (13%) and Presbyterian (8.7%).
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Horton statistics (1911)
Number: 69
Rank: 4,801
Average Age: 27
Horton in the USA (2020)
Number: 80,807
Rank: 387
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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