Salter family name history and map
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Salter in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 240 people named Salter in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 116 men and 123 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Salter in Ireland
The Salters were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 63.3% of them (152 people). Next came Carlow (22), Dublin (15), Antrim (12) and Laois (9).
Salter average age in 1911
The average Salter in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.9 for men and 28.7 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.
Salter literacy in 1911
Of the Salters whose literacy was recorded, 84.9% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.4% reading and writing against 83.5% 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.
Salter common first names
The most common male names were John (16), Thomas, William, James and Robert. For women it was Annie (11), followed by Margaret, Jane, Mary and Elizabeth.
Salter occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Salter's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (47) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.2%), domestic servant (2.9%) and general labourer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.2% of all Salters, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Salter?
The largest religious group among Salters was Anglican, at 49.2%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (41.2%), Methodist (7.9%) and Presbyterian (1.7%).
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Salter statistics (1911)
Number: 240
Rank: 2,242
Average Age: 29
Salter in the USA (2020)
Number: 13,839
Rank: 2,544
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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