Ruxton family name history and map
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Ruxton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 58 people named Ruxton in Ireland; roughly one in every 76,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 30 women.
Counties with Ruxton in Ireland
Dublin was Ruxton country: 46.6% of them (27 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (12), Monaghan (8), Wicklow (7) and Antrim (2).
Ruxton average age in 1911
The average Ruxton in 1911 was 24.2 years old, 22.6 for men and 25.6 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.
Ruxton literacy in 1911
Of the Ruxtons whose literacy was recorded, 92% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 83.3% of men. 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.
Ruxton common first names
The most common male names were George (5), William, Edward, Henry and James. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Florence, Hannah, Kathleen and Rebecca.
Ruxton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ruxton's census form was "Scholar"; 29.3% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clerk / office worker (6.9%), domestic servant (3.4%), farmer (3.4%) and painter / decorator (3.4%). Grouped by sector, clerical & administration accounted for 6.9% of all Ruxtons, followed by building & construction, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Ruxton?
Most Ruxtons, 63.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34.5%) and Presbyterian (1.7%).
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Ruxton statistics (1911)
Number: 58
Rank: 5,290
Average Age: 24
Ruxton in the USA (2020)
Number: 248
Rank: 82,069
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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