Pillar family name history and map

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Pillar in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 48 people named Pillar in Ireland: 19 men and 29 women.

Counties with Pillar in Ireland

Most Pillars were found in Armagh (22), with smaller numbers in Down (16), Antrim (6), Dublin (3) and Waterford (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Pillar average age in 1911

The average Pillar in 1911 was 35.8 years old, though with only 48 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Pillar literacy in 1911

Of the Pillars whose literacy was recorded, 80.9% could both read and write, 12.8% could read but not write, and 6.4% could do neither.

Pillar common first names

Among the Pillars were men named Joseph (3), Richard (2), Robert (2), Samuel (2) and William (2) and women named Elizabeth (4), Sarah Jane (3), Agnes (2), Annie (2) and Adeline.

Pillar occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Pillars was textile worker, 22.9% of them (11 people). Next came farmer (14.6%), scholar / student (12.5%), housekeeper (4.2%) and other maker / factory worker (4.2%).

What religion is Pillar?

Most Pillars, 64.6%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (14.6%), Methodist (6.2%), Quaker (6.2%) and Baptist (4.2%).

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Pillar statistics (1911)

Number: 48
Rank: 5,933
Average Age: 36

Pillar in the USA (2020)

Number: 1,136
Rank: 23,117

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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