Patton family name history and map
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Patton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,981 people named Patton in Ireland, about 0.045% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 446th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 986 men and 993 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Patton in Ireland
Antrim was Patton country: 30.1% of them (596 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (407), Donegal (384), Tyrone (171) and Derry (160).
Patton average age in 1911
The average Patton in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 27.8 for men and 28.9 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.
Patton literacy in 1911
Of the Pattons whose literacy was recorded, 79% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 16.2% 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.
Patton common first names
The most common male names were John (119), William, James, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Mary (85), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Jane and Margaret.
Patton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Patton's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (422) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.2%), textile worker (4.5%), farm labourer (4.1%) and general labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.6% of all Pattons, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Patton?
The largest religious group among Pattons was Presbyterian, at 46.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (22.8%), Roman Catholic (21.7%), Methodist (3.8%) and Baptist (1.3%).
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Patton statistics (1911)
Number: 1,981
Rank: 446
Average Age: 28
Pattonin the USA (2020)
Number: 62,929
Rank: 524
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
