Lucas family name history and map
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Lucas in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 728 people named Lucas in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 364 men and 363 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Lucas in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Lucases, 20.1% (146 people). Next came Down (87), Tyrone (74), Antrim (56) and Cork (50).
Lucas average age in 1911
The average Lucas in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 27.6 for men and 29.4 for women; a touch younger 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.
Lucas literacy in 1911
Of the Lucases whose literacy was recorded, 81.8% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 16.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Lucas common first names
The most common male names were John (29), Thomas, William, James and Robert. For women it was Mary (32), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Annie and Catherine.
Lucas occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lucas's census form was "Scholar"; 20.5% (149) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8%), farm labourer (3.3%), general labourer (3.2%) and domestic servant (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.9% of all Lucases, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and transport.
What religion is Lucas?
The largest religious group among Lucases was Anglican, at 49.6%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (36.1%), Presbyterian (8.8%), Methodist (2.9%) and Baptist (1%).
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Lucas statistics (1911)
Number: 728
Rank: 1,002
Average Age: 29
Lucas in the USA (2020)
Number: 102,949
Rank: 299
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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