Lyle family name history and map
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Lyle in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 386 people named Lyle in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 216 women to 170 men.
Counties with Lyle in Ireland
The Lyles were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 51% of them (197 people). Next came Derry (76), Down (43), Donegal (28) and Tyrone (17).
Lyle average age in 1911
The average Lyle in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 28.7 for men and 32.6 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.
Lyle literacy in 1911
Of the Lyles whose literacy was recorded, 79.5% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.1% reading and writing against 77.6% 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.
Lyle common first names
The most common male names were William (25), Samuel, John, James and Robert. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Eliza.
Lyle occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lyle's census form was "Scholar"; 15.8% (61) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.5%), textile worker (6.5%), general labourer (4.1%) and farm labourer (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.6% of all Lyles, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Lyle?
Most Lyles, 68.9%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (19.2%), Methodist (3.1%), Roman Catholic (2.8%) and Congregationalist (1.3%).
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Lyle statistics (1911)
Number: 386
Rank: 1,621
Average Age: 31
Lyle in the USA (2020)
Number: 12,364
Rank: 2,836
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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