Sleeth family name history and map
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Sleeth in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Sleeth in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 43 women to 34 men.
Counties with Sleeth in Ireland
The Sleeths were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 76.6% of them (59 people). Next came Antrim (11), Down (5) and Monaghan (2).
Sleeth average age in 1911
The average Sleeth in 1911 was 26.6 years old, 28.3 for men and 25.2 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.
Sleeth literacy in 1911
Of the Sleeths whose literacy was recorded, 73.6% could both read and write, 11.1% could read but not write, and 15.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.3% reading and writing against 69.8% 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.
Sleeth common first names
The most common male names were James (4), Joseph, Thomas, John and William John. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Margaret, Mary, Minnie and Rebecca.
Sleeth occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sleeth's census form was "Scholar"; 35.1% (27) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.9%), textile worker (9.1%), general labourer (3.9%) and blacksmith / smith (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Sleeths, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is Sleeth?
Sleeths were predominantly Presbyterian (70.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.3%) and Moravian (2.6%).
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Sleeth statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 27
Sleeth in the USA (2020)
Number: 883
Rank: 28,674
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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