Lyons family name history and map
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Lyons in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 7,557 people named Lyons in Ireland, about 0.172% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 81st most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 3,821 men and 3,725 women. (A small number, 11, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Lyons in Ireland
Cork had the largest share of Lyonses, 15% (1,134 people). Next came Mayo (918), Dublin (703), Galway (699) and Limerick (513).
Lyons average age in 1911
The average Lyons in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 29.9 for men and 30.9 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.
Lyons literacy in 1911
Of the Lyonses whose literacy was recorded, 78.7% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 17.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.7% reading and writing against 77.6% 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.
Lyons common first names
The most common male names were John (577), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (579), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Lyons occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lyons's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (1,520) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.4%), general labourer (4%), farm labourer (3.7%) and domestic servant (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.7% of all Lyonses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Lyons?
Lyonses were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.9%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (7.6%), Anglican (5.1%), Methodist (0.4%) and Protestant (0.2%).
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Lyons statistics (1911)
Number: 7,557
Rank: 81
Average Age: 30
Lyons in the USA (2020)
Number: 81,507
Rank: 383
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.