Laing family name history
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Laing in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 160 people named Laing in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 72 men and 88 women.
Counties with Laing in Ireland
Sligo was Laing country: 32.5% of them (52 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (33), Antrim (31), Cavan (13) and Galway (8).
Laing average age in 1911
The average Laing in 1911 was 26.4 years old, 26.2 for men and 26.5 for women; noticeably 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.
Laing literacy in 1911
Of the Laings whose literacy was recorded, 80.1% could both read and write, 1.3% could read but not write, and 18.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.9% reading and writing against 77.9% 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.
Laing common first names
The most common male names were James (9), William, John, Michael and Patrick. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Margaret, Kate, Bridget and Catherine.
Laing occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Laing's census form was "Scholar"; 25.6% (41) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.9%), farm labourer (5.6%) and domestic servant (1.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20% of all Laings, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Laing?
The largest religious group among Laings was Roman Catholic, at 43.8%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (25.6%), Anglican (25%) and Methodist (2.5%).
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Laing statistics (1911)
160 in Ireland
2,883 most common surname in Ireland
26 average age
Laingin the USA (2020)
6,290 in USA (2020)
5,349 rank in USA (2020)
