Reddington family name history and map
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Reddington in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 322 people named Reddington in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 165 men and 157 women.
Counties with Reddington in Ireland
Mayo was Reddington country: 36.3% of them (117 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (97), Roscommon (67), Dublin (32) and Sligo (4).
Reddington average age in 1911
The average Reddington in 1911 was 28.1 years old, 26.0 for men and 30.4 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.
Reddington literacy in 1911
Of the Reddingtons whose literacy was recorded, 66.9% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 31.2% 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.
Reddington common first names
The most common male names were John (29), Thomas, Patrick, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (33), followed by Bridget, Anne, Margaret and Norah.
Reddington occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Reddingtons was farmer, 25.5% of them (82 people). Next came scholar / student (23%), general labourer (6.8%), domestic servant (2.2%) and retired / pensioner (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.4% of all Reddingtons, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Reddington?
Reddingtons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.6%) and Baptist (0.6%).
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Reddington statistics (1911)
Number: 322
Rank: 1,821
Average Age: 28
Reddingtonin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,675
Rank: 16,626
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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