Peterson family name history and map
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Peterson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 69 people named Peterson in Ireland; roughly one in every 64,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 32 men and 37 women.
Counties with Peterson in Ireland
Dublin was Peterson country: 30.4% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (16), Fermanagh (5), Louth (5) and Antrim (4).
Peterson average age in 1911
The average Peterson in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 27.5 for men and 31.8 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.
Peterson literacy in 1911
Of the Petersons whose literacy was recorded, 83.6% could both read and write, 6% could read but not write, and 10.4% 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.
Peterson common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Charles, Conrad, William and Ambrose. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Annie, Margaret, Catrine and Bridget.
Peterson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Peterson's census form was "Scholar"; 15.9% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were other maker / factory worker (7.2%), other professional (7.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.8%) and cook (4.3%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 10.1% of all Petersons, followed by manufacturing & trades, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Peterson?
Most Petersons, 52.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (37.7%), No Religion (4.3%), Baptist (2.9%) and Lutheran (1.4%).
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Peterson statistics (1911)
Number: 69
Rank: 4,801
Average Age: 30
Peterson in the USA (2020)
Number: 265,150
Rank: 77
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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