Rule family name history and map
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Rule in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 37 people named Rule in Ireland: 22 men and 15 women.
Counties with Rule in Ireland
Most Rules were found in Donegal (17), with smaller numbers in Tyrone (9), Armagh (7), Derry (2) and Cork (1).
Rule average age in 1911
The average Rule in 1911 was 29.8 years old, though with only 37 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Rule literacy in 1911
Of the Rules whose literacy was recorded, 93.9% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 6.1% could do neither.
Rule common first names
Among the Rules were men named William (5), Samuel (3), George (2), Matthew (2) and Robert (2) and women named Jane (2), Maggie (2), Elizabeth, Isabel and Maggie Ellen.
Rule occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rule's census form was "Scholar"; 32.4% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (27%), other professional (5.4%), farm labourer (2.7%) and other public service (2.7%).
What religion is Rule?
Rules were overwhelmingly Presbyterian, 91.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.4%).
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Rule statistics (1911)
Number: 37
Rank: 6,776
Average Age: 30
Rulein the USA (2020)
Number: 5,879
Rank: 5,686
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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