Sloss family name history and map
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Sloss in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Sloss in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 24 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sloss in Ireland
The Slosses were heavily concentrated in Derry, home to 68% of them (34 people). Next came Antrim (12), Kildare (3) and Longford (1).
Sloss average age in 1911
The average Sloss in 1911 was 25.6 years old, 30.0 for men and 21.0 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.
Sloss literacy in 1911
Of the Slosses whose literacy was recorded, 87.2% could both read and write, 6.4% could read but not write, and 6.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 95.7% reading and writing against 79.2% 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.
Sloss common first names
The most common male names were James (7), Robert, Joseph, Robert J and Thomas A. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Annie, Annie Lizzebeth, Ellen and Lizzie.
Sloss occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sloss's census form was "Scholar"; 26% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (24%), clerk / office worker (4%), retired / pensioner (4%) and seamstress (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24% of all Slosses, followed by clerical & administration, professional and public service & defence.
What religion is Sloss?
Slosses were predominantly Presbyterian (88%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (8%).
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Sloss statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 26
Slossin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,543
Rank: 17,852
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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