Maitland family name history and map
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Maitland in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 121 people named Maitland in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 55 men and 66 women.
Counties with Maitland in Ireland
The Maitlands were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 62.8% of them (76 people). Next came Antrim (23), Derry (8), Armagh (5) and Tyrone (5).
Maitland average age in 1911
The average Maitland in 1911 was 26.1 years old, 26.9 for men and 25.4 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.
Maitland literacy in 1911
Of the Maitlands whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 14.3% 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.
Maitland common first names
The most common male names were Robert (8), Thomas, John, William and David. For women it was Annie (6), followed by Jane, Isabella, Sarah and Maggie.
Maitland occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Maitland's census form was "Scholar"; 21.5% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.7%), textile worker (5.8%), carpenter / joiner (4.1%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14% of all Maitlands, followed by textiles & clothing, professional and building & construction.
What religion is Maitland?
The largest religious group among Maitlands was Anglican, at 46.3%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (42.1%), Baptist (7.4%), Congregationalist (3.3%) and Roman Catholic (0.8%).
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Maitland statistics (1911)
Number: 121
Rank: 3,440
Average Age: 26
Maitland in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,080
Rank: 9,994
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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