Nicholl family name history and map
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Nicholl in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,076 people named Nicholl in Ireland, about 0.025% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 739th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 493 men and 582 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Nicholl in Ireland
Antrim was Nicholl country: 45.5% of them (490 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (134), Down (94), Tyrone (68) and Armagh (54).
Nicholl average age in 1911
The average Nicholl in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.4 for men and 29.8 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.
Nicholl literacy in 1911
Of the Nicholls whose literacy was recorded, 79.3% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 15% 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.
Nicholl common first names
The most common male names were James (58), William, John, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (42), followed by Jane, Maggie, Elizabeth and Annie.
Nicholl occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Nicholl's census form was "Scholar"; 19.4% (209) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.5%), farm labourer (4.6%), textile worker (4.6%) and general labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.6% of all Nicholls, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Nicholl?
The largest religious group among Nicholls was Presbyterian, at 44.6%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35%), Roman Catholic (13.9%), Methodist (2.2%) and Baptist (1.8%).
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Nicholl statistics (1911)
Number: 1,076
Rank: 739
Average Age: 30
Nicholl in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,151
Rank: 22,840
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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