Robb family name history and map
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Robb in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 829 people named Robb in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 413 men and 416 women.
Counties with Robb in Ireland
Antrim was Robb country: 30.8% of them (255 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (190), Armagh (119), Tyrone (110) and Donegal (65).
Robb average age in 1911
The average Robb in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.6 for men and 29.0 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Robb literacy in 1911
Of the Robbs whose literacy was recorded, 80.1% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 15.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.3% reading and writing against 79% of 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.
Robb common first names
The most common male names were John (50), James, William, Alexander and Thomas. For women it was Mary (36), followed by Jane, Annie, Elizabeth and Sarah.
Robb occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Robb's census form was "Scholar"; 17.5% (145) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), textile worker (5.1%), general labourer (4%) and farm labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14% of all Robbs, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Robb?
The largest religious group among Robbs was Presbyterian, at 49.2%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34.3%), Roman Catholic (8.8%), Methodist (4.1%) and Plymouth Brethren (2.4%).
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Robb statistics (1911)
Number: 829
Rank: 915
Average Age: 29
Robb in the USA (2020)
Number: 12,860
Rank: 2,730
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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