Nesbitt family name history
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Nesbitt in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,413 people named Nesbitt in Ireland, about 0.032% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 599th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 703 men and 709 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Nesbitt in Ireland
Antrim was Nesbitt country: 39.4% of them (557 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (309), Armagh (161), Monaghan (144) and Dublin (47).
Nesbitt average age in 1911
The average Nesbitt in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 28.1 for men and 28.8 for women; a touch 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.
Nesbitt literacy in 1911
Of the Nesbitts whose literacy was recorded, 80.6% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 15.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.1% reading and writing against 79.2% 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.
Nesbitt common first names
The most common male names were William (71), John, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (43), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah and Annie.
Nesbitt occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Nesbitt's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (301) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), textile worker (5.4%), general labourer (3.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.9% of all Nesbitts, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Nesbitt?
The largest religious group among Nesbitts was Presbyterian, at 48.4%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34%), Methodist (6.8%), Roman Catholic (6.8%) and Baptist (0.8%).
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Nesbitt statistics (1911)
1,413 in Ireland
599 most common surname in Ireland
28 average age
Nesbittin the USA (2020)
12,684 in USA (2020)
2,768 rank in USA (2020)
