Leydon family name history and map
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Leydon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 334 people named Leydon in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 172 men and 162 women.
Counties with Leydon in Ireland
Mayo was Leydon country: 36.5% of them (122 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (116), Roscommon (46), Leitrim (34) and Dublin (5).
Leydon average age in 1911
The average Leydon in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 31.8 for men and 30.0 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.
Leydon literacy in 1911
Of the Leydons whose literacy was recorded, 67.1% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 28.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 70.1% reading and writing against 63.8% 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.
Leydon common first names
The most common male names were John (31), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (34), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Margaret and Anne.
Leydon occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Leydons was farmer, 22.5% of them (75 people). Next came scholar / student (21%), farm labourer (3.3%), domestic servant (1.8%) and textile worker (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.3% of all Leydons, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and public service & defence.
What religion is Leydon?
Leydons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.2% of them.
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Leydon statistics (1911)
Number: 334
Rank: 1,777
Average Age: 31
Leydon in the USA (2020)
Number: 308
Rank: 68,789
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.