Sefton family name history and map
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Sefton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 109 people named Sefton in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 57 women.
Counties with Sefton in Ireland
The Seftons were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 60.6% of them (66 people). Next came Down (24), Meath (10), Armagh (4) and Dublin (2).
Sefton average age in 1911
The average Sefton in 1911 was 33.0 years old, 32.6 for men and 33.4 for women; slightly older 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.
Sefton literacy in 1911
Of the Seftons whose literacy was recorded, 89.8% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 8.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.1% reading and writing against 88.5% 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.
Sefton common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Elizabeth (6), followed by Sarah, Isabella, Kathleen and Eliza.
Sefton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sefton's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (9.2%), farmer (8.3%), farm labourer (3.7%) and retired / pensioner (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.8% of all Seftons, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and retail & commerce.
What religion is Sefton?
Seftons were predominantly Anglican (76.1%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (12.8%) and Presbyterian (11%).
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Sefton statistics (1911)
Number: 109
Rank: 3,655
Average Age: 33
Seftonin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,161
Rank: 22,666
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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