Porteous family name history and map
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Porteous in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 40 people named Porteous in Ireland: 26 men and 14 women.
Counties with Porteous in Ireland
Most Porteouses were found in Fermanagh (17), with smaller numbers in Cork (11), Dublin (9) and Antrim (3).
Porteous average age in 1911
The average Porteous in 1911 was 40.8 years old, though with only 40 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Porteous literacy in 1911
Of the Porteouses whose literacy was recorded, 82.5% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 17.5% could do neither.
Porteous common first names
Among the Porteouses were men named William (3), Edward (2), Francis (2), John (2) and Matthew (2) and women named Elizabeth (2), Agnes, Anne Jane, Annie and Cathrine.
Porteous occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Porteouses. Among them were 4 at school, 3 recorded as general labourer, 3 recorded as retired / pensioner, 2 recorded as metal worker / engineer and 2 recorded as other maker / factory worker.
What religion is Porteous?
Most Porteouses, 60%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (27.5%), Presbyterian (10%) and Plymouth Brethren (2.5%).
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Porteous statistics (1911)
Number: 40
Rank: 6,502
Average Age: 41
Porteous in the USA (2020)
Number: 973
Rank: 26,423
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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