Monteith family name history and map
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Monteith in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 388 people named Monteith in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 201 men and 187 women.
Counties with Monteith in Ireland
The Monteiths were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 59.3% of them (230 people). Next came Derry (34), Donegal (34), Antrim (29) and Fermanagh (20).
Monteith average age in 1911
The average Monteith in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 31.6 for men and 31.1 for women; slightly older 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.
Monteith literacy in 1911
Of the Monteiths whose literacy was recorded, 78.2% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 17.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.7% reading and writing against 76.8% 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.
Monteith common first names
The most common male names were Robert (25), John, William, James and Thomas. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Martha, Elizabeth, Mary Jane and Ellen.
Monteith occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Monteith's census form was "Scholar"; 19.1% (74) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.6%), general labourer (4.9%), seamstress (3.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.9% of all Monteiths, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Monteith?
Most Monteiths, 56.4%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (25.8%), Roman Catholic (8.8%), Plymouth Brethren (4.4%) and Methodist (3.4%).
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Monteith statistics (1911)
Number: 388
Rank: 1,611
Average Age: 31
Monteith in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,906
Rank: 10,529
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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