Lang family name history and map
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Lang in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 515 people named Lang in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 268 men and 246 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Lang in Ireland
Sligo was Lang country: 35.3% of them (182 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (86), Cavan (51), Meath (24) and Wicklow (23).
Lang average age in 1911
The average Lang in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 27.9 for men and 31.6 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.
Lang literacy in 1911
Of the Langs whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 17.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82% reading and writing against 76.4% 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.
Lang common first names
The most common male names were John (33), James, William, Thomas and Michael. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Jane, Bridget, Margaret and Mary Jane.
Lang occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lang's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (105) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15%), general labourer (4.3%), farm labourer (3.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Langs, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Lang?
Most Langs, 53.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.5%), Presbyterian (6.6%), Moravian (1.7%) and Methodist (0.4%).
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Lang statistics (1911)
Number: 515
Rank: 1,322
Average Age: 30
Lang in the USA (2020)
Number: 59,955
Rank: 551
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
