Slyne family name history
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Slyne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 107 people named Slyne in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 54 men and 53 women.
Counties with Slyne in Ireland
The Slynes were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 80.4% of them (86 people). Next came Dublin (7), Mayo (7), Tipperary (4) and Meath (2).
Slyne average age in 1911
The average Slyne in 1911 was 25.7 years old, 25.9 for men and 25.6 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.
Slyne literacy in 1911
Of the Slynes whose literacy was recorded, 83.5% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.6% reading and writing against 82.4% 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.
Slyne common first names
The most common male names were William (8), Patrick, Denis, James and John. For women it was Kate (7), followed by Mary, Margaret, Ellen and Johanna.
Slyne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Slyne's census form was "Scholar"; 21.5% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.3%), farm labourer (8.4%), carter / driver / groom (1.9%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.8% of all Slynes, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Slyne?
Slynes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Slyne statistics (1911)
Number: 107
Rank: 3,697
Average Age: 26
Slynein the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
