Leon family name history and map

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Leon in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 31 people named Leon in Ireland: 17 men and 14 women.

Counties with Leon in Ireland

Most Leons were found in Dublin (23), with smaller numbers in Antrim (7) and Cork (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Leon average age in 1911

The average Leon in 1911 was 17.2 years old, though with only 31 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Leon literacy in 1911

Of the Leons whose literacy was recorded, 75% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 20.8% could do neither.

Leon common first names

Among the Leons were men named John (2), Patrick (2), Peter (2), William (2) and Alexander and women named Mary (3), Bilinda, Bridget, Christiana and Christina.

Leon occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Leons. Among them were 7 at school, 2 recorded as tailor, 1 recorded as agent / manager, 1 recorded as cook and 1 recorded as fisherman.

What religion is Leon?

Religion was only recorded for a minority of Leons. Where it was, Roman Catholic was the most common (21 people), followed by Anglican (3).

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Leon statistics (1911)

Number: 31
Rank: 7,482
Average Age: 17

Leon in the USA (2020)

Number: 85,611
Rank: 362

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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