Rabbett family name history and map
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Rabbett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Rabbett in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 30 men to 20 women.
Counties with Rabbett in Ireland
Galway was Rabbett country: 32% of them (16 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (11), Cork (8), Tyrone (5) and Mayo (4).
Rabbett average age in 1911
The average Rabbett in 1911 was 26.6 years old, 24.9 for men and 29.2 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.
Rabbett literacy in 1911
Of the Rabbetts whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 18.8% could do neither. 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.
Rabbett common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Thomas, William, Edward and Patrick. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Bridget, Delia, Annie and Kate.
Rabbett occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rabbett's census form was "Scholar"; 30% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6%), clerk / office worker (2%) and domestic servant (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 8% of all Rabbetts, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and transport.
What religion is Rabbett?
Rabbetts were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Rabbett statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 27
Rabbett in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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