Proctor family name history and map
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Proctor in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 485 people named Proctor in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 243 men and 241 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Proctor in Ireland
Armagh had the largest share of Proctors, 20.4% (99 people). Next came Down (68), Dublin (62), Antrim (53) and Kilkenny (30).
Proctor average age in 1911
The average Proctor in 1911 was 28.0 years old, 27.0 for men and 29.0 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.
Proctor literacy in 1911
Of the Proctors whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 15% 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.
Proctor common first names
The most common male names were John (27), William, Thomas, Patrick and James. For women it was Mary (26), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Catherine and Annie.
Proctor occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Proctor's census form was "Scholar"; 17.7% (86) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (8.9%), farmer (8.2%), general labourer (4.7%) and farm labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all Proctors, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and transport.
What religion is Proctor?
Most Proctors, 52.4%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (32.2%), Presbyterian (8.7%) and Methodist (6%).
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Proctor statistics (1911)
Number: 485
Rank: 1,380
Average Age: 28
Proctor in the USA (2020)
Number: 34,084
Rank: 1,008
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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