Lyness family name history and map
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Lyness in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 306 people named Lyness in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 143 men and 163 women.
Counties with Lyness in Ireland
The Lynesses were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 50.7% of them (155 people). Next came Down (74), Armagh (71), Meath (5) and Kildare (1).
Lyness average age in 1911
The average Lyness in 1911 was 26.8 years old, 26.9 for men and 26.7 for women; noticeably 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.
Lyness literacy in 1911
Of the Lynesses whose literacy was recorded, 73.2% could both read and write, 6.6% could read but not write, and 20.2% 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.
Lyness common first names
The most common male names were James (15), William, John, Thomas and Joseph. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Jane and Sarah.
Lyness occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lyness's census form was "Scholar"; 28.8% (88) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (14.7%), farmer (6.2%), general labourer (5.2%) and other maker / factory worker (2.3%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16% of all Lynesses, followed by agriculture, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Lyness?
Most Lynesses, 63.1%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (27.1%), Roman Catholic (5.9%), Congregationalist (2.6%) and Methodist (0.7%).
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Lyness statistics (1911)
Number: 306
Rank: 1,892
Average Age: 27
Lyness in the USA (2020)
Number: 549
Rank: 42,533
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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