Poynton family name history
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Poynton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 120 people named Poynton in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 67 men to 52 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Poynton in Ireland
Dublin was Poynton country: 30.8% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (23), Westmeath (19), Longford (12) and Kildare (7).
Poynton average age in 1911
The average Poynton in 1911 was 25.4 years old, 25.1 for men and 25.8 for women; noticeably 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.
Poynton literacy in 1911
Of the Poyntons whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 6% could read but not write, and 11.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86.5% reading and writing against 79.7% 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.
Poynton common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, Blayney John, Edward and Joseph. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Margaret, Alice, Catherine and Elizabeth Annie.
Poynton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Poynton's census form was "Scholar"; 30% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.2%), farm labourer (4.2%), domestic servant (2.5%) and general labourer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.8% of all Poyntons, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Poynton?
Most Poyntons, 52.5%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.5%), Presbyterian (11.7%) and Methodist (0.8%).
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Poynton statistics (1911)
Number: 120
Rank: 3,455
Average Age: 25
Poyntonin the USA (2020)
Number: 205
Rank: 95,461
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
