John family name history and map
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John in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 534 people named John in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,200 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 507 men to 25 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with John in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Johns, 15.7% (84 people). Next came Cork (64), Antrim (62), Tipperary (51) and Down (44).
John average age in 1911
The average John in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 31.1 for men and 29.7 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.
John literacy in 1911
Of the Johns whose literacy was recorded, 86% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 11% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88% reading and writing against 85.9% 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.
John common first names
The most common male names were Murphy (11), Mc Carthy, Brady, Byrne and McNamara. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Bridget, Katie, Margaret and Amy Beatrice.
John occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a John's census form was "Scholar"; 15.5% (83) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (12.5%), farmer (8.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.2%) and farm labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.3% of all Johns, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and transport.
What religion is John?
Johns were predominantly Roman Catholic (75.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.7%), Presbyterian (9.7%), Methodist (1.1%) and Non-Conformist (0.7%).
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John statistics (1911)
Number: 534
Rank: 1,283
Average Age: 31
Johnin the USA (2020)
Number: 37,363
Rank: 919
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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