Lewsley family name history and map

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Lewsley

Lewsley in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 47 people named Lewsley in Ireland: 22 men and 25 women.

Counties with Lewsley in Ireland

Most Lewsleys were found in Antrim (46), with smaller numbers in Louth (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Lewsley average age in 1911

The average Lewsley in 1911 was 25.8 years old, though with only 47 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Lewsley literacy in 1911

Of the Lewsleys whose literacy was recorded, 71.7% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 26.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.7% reading and writing against 60% of women.

Lewsley common first names

Among the Lewsleys were men named Patrick (4), David (3), James (3), John (3) and Joseph (2) and women named Catherine (3), Mary (3), Maggie (2), Margaret (2) and Sarah (2).

Lewsley occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Lewsley's census form was "Scholar"; 17% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (14.9%), textile worker (12.8%), other maker / factory worker (8.5%) and farm labourer (4.3%).

What religion is Lewsley?

Lewsleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.1%) and Moravian (2.1%).

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Lewsley statistics (1911)

Number: 47
Rank: 5,988
Average Age: 26

Lewsley in the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

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

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