OSwald family name history and map
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OSwald in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 68 people named OSwald in Ireland; roughly one in every 65,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 33 women.
Counties with OSwald in Ireland
The OSwalds were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 51.5% of them (35 people). Next came Down (15), Dublin (5), Wicklow (4) and Cork (2).
OSwald average age in 1911
The average OSwald in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 27.5 for men and 33.4 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.
OSwald literacy in 1911
Of the OSwalds whose literacy was recorded, 90.8% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 6.2% 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.
OSwald common first names
The most common male names were William (4), Harry, Charles, John and Usher. For women it was Janet (3), followed by Agnes, Annie, Elizabeth and Emily.
OSwald occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an OSwald's census form was "Scholar"; 16.2% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (10.3%), other maker / factory worker (7.4%), textile worker (7.4%) and metal worker / engineer (4.4%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 11.8% of all OSwalds, followed by textiles & clothing, manufacturing & trades and metal & engineering.
What religion is OSwald?
The largest religious group among OSwalds was Anglican, at 48.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (47.1%), Methodist (1.5%) and Roman Catholic (1.5%).
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OSwald statistics (1911)
Number: 68
Rank: 4,837
Average Age: 30
OSwaldin the USA (2020)
Number: 13,878
Rank: 2,536
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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