Menton family name history and map
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Menton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Menton in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 55 men and 46 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Menton in Ireland
Dublin was Menton country: 30.4% of them (31 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kilkenny (15), Roscommon (14), Offaly (13) and Westmeath (10).
Menton average age in 1911
The average Menton in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 29.3 for men and 33.0 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.
Menton literacy in 1911
Of the Mentons whose literacy was recorded, 77.1% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 20.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81% reading and writing against 73.6% 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.
Menton common first names
The most common male names were James (11), Patrick, Thomas, John and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Annie, Bridget, Margaret and Catherine.
Menton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Menton's census form was "Scholar"; 11.8% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), farm labourer (5.9%), domestic servant (3.9%) and general labourer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.6% of all Mentons, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Menton?
Mentons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Menton statistics (1911)
Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 31
Menton in the USA (2020)
Number: 670
Rank: 36,002
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
