Parsons family name history and map
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Parsons in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 411 people named Parsons in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 204 men and 207 women.
Counties with Parsons in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Parsonses, 23.6% (97 people). Next came Mayo (77), Offaly (27), Cork (21) and Down (21).
Parsons average age in 1911
The average Parsons in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 27.6 for men and 31.4 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.
Parsons literacy in 1911
Of the Parsonses whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 1.5% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86% reading and writing against 78.8% 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.
Parsons common first names
The most common male names were James (24), John, Michael, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Catherine, Margaret, Elizabeth and Anne.
Parsons occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Parsons's census form was "Scholar"; 18.5% (76) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.2%), general labourer (5.6%), domestic servant (3.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.7% of all Parsonses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Parsons?
Most Parsonses, 56%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.3%), Presbyterian (4.1%), Methodist (2.9%) and Agnostic (0.2%).
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Parsons statistics (1911)
Number: 411
Rank: 1,548
Average Age: 30
Parsonsin the USA (2020)
Number: 64,627
Rank: 509
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
