Ross family name history and map
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Ross in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,990 people named Ross in Ireland, about 0.068% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 296th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,409 men and 1,576 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Ross in Ireland
Antrim was Ross country: 32.1% of them (960 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (382), Derry (272), Cork (266) and Dublin (244).
Ross average age in 1911
The average Ross in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 30.1 for men and 30.0 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.
Ross literacy in 1911
Of the Rosses whose literacy was recorded, 83.6% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 13% 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.
Ross common first names
The most common male names were John (158), William, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (142), followed by Jane, Elizabeth, Annie and Margaret.
Ross occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ross's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (619) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.4%), textile worker (3.4%), farm labourer (2.7%) and general labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.8% of all Rosses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Ross?
The largest religious group among Rosses was Presbyterian, at 36.9%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (36.1%), Roman Catholic (18.7%), Methodist (3.8%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.7%).
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Ross statistics (1911)
Number: 2,990
Rank: 296
Average Age: 30
Ross in the USA (2020)
Number: 224,952
Rank: 99
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.