Liston family name history and map
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Liston in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 532 people named Liston in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 274 men and 258 women.
Counties with Liston in Ireland
The Listons were heavily concentrated in Limerick, home to 75.8% of them (403 people). Next came Dublin (38), Clare (18), Tipperary (18) and Cork (15).
Liston average age in 1911
The average Liston in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 30.1 for men and 32.3 for women; slightly older than 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.
Liston literacy in 1911
Of the Listons whose literacy was recorded, 86.3% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 11.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90.4% reading and writing against 82.5% 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.
Liston common first names
The most common male names were John (41), James, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (51), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Liston occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Liston's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (112) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.8%), general labourer (4.7%), farm labourer (4.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.1% of all Listons, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and professional.
What religion is Liston?
Listons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.5%), Presbyterian (0.6%) and Methodist (0.2%).
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Liston statistics (1911)
Number: 532
Rank: 1,292
Average Age: 31
Listonin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,312
Rank: 7,453
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
