Silcock family name history
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Silcock in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 117 people named Silcock in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 60 men and 57 women.
Counties with Silcock in Ireland
The Silcocks were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 50.4% of them (59 people). Next came Antrim (43), Armagh (9), Offaly (3) and Louth (2).
Silcock average age in 1911
The average Silcock in 1911 was 25.6 years old, 22.3 for men and 29.0 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.
Silcock literacy in 1911
Of the Silcocks whose literacy was recorded, 77.6% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 18.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.1% reading and writing against 73.3% 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.
Silcock common first names
The most common male names were John (8), George, Thomas, Valentine and William. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Annie, Eliza Jane, Letitia and Mary Ann.
Silcock occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Silcock's census form was "Scholar"; 22.2% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (17.9%), tailor (4.3%), farmer (3.4%) and seamstress (2.6%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 24.8% of all Silcocks, followed by agriculture, clerical & administration and metal & engineering.
What religion is Silcock?
Most Silcocks, 59.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (17.1%), Methodist (7.7%), Quaker (7.7%) and Congregationalist (3.4%).
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Silcock statistics (1911)
Number: 117
Rank: 3,501
Average Age: 26
Silcockin the USA (2020)
Number: 264
Rank: 78,145
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
