Rolston family name history and map
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Rolston in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 176 people named Rolston in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 84 men and 92 women.
Counties with Rolston in Ireland
Armagh was Rolston country: 27.3% of them (48 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (35), Down (27), Fermanagh (25) and Sligo (22).
Rolston average age in 1911
The average Rolston in 1911 was 25.6 years old, 24.3 for men and 26.7 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.
Rolston literacy in 1911
Of the Rolstons whose literacy was recorded, 74.9% could both read and write, 7.6% could read but not write, and 17.5% 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.
Rolston common first names
The most common male names were James (10), John, Joseph, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Mary Jane, Agnes, Annie and Elizabeth.
Rolston occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rolston's census form was "Scholar"; 22.2% (39) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.7%), farm labourer (4.5%), textile worker (4.5%) and other maker / factory worker (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.5% of all Rolstons, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Rolston?
The largest religious group among Rolstons was Anglican, at 36.9%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (32.4%), Presbyterian (22.7%) and Methodist (8%).
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Rolston statistics (1911)
Number: 176
Rank: 2,717
Average Age: 26
Rolston in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,632
Rank: 17,014
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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