Leyden family name history and map
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Leyden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 428 people named Leyden in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 204 men and 224 women.
Counties with Leyden in Ireland
Clare was Leyden country: 44.4% of them (190 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (124), Derry (20), Leitrim (18) and Roscommon (18).
Leyden average age in 1911
The average Leyden in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 30.2 for men and 29.1 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.
Leyden literacy in 1911
Of the Leydens whose literacy was recorded, 76.5% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 19.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.8% reading and writing against 72.4% of women. 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.
Leyden common first names
The most common male names were John (37), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (33), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.
Leyden occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Leydens was farmer, 23.6% of them (101 people). Next came scholar / student (21.7%), general labourer (3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.8%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.9% of all Leydens, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Leyden?
Leydens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.7% of them.
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Leyden statistics (1911)
Number: 428
Rank: 1,496
Average Age: 30
Leydenin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,535
Rank: 17,942
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
