Stgeorge family name history and map
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Stgeorge in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Stgeorge in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 37 women to 22 men.
Counties with Stgeorge in Ireland
Dublin was Stgeorge country: 35.6% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (12), Limerick (7), Down (5) and Antrim (4).
Stgeorge average age in 1911
The average Stgeorge in 1911 was 34.1 years old, 26.8 for men and 38.5 for women; noticeably 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.
Stgeorge literacy in 1911
Of the Stgeorges whose literacy was recorded, 91.2% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 94.6% reading and writing against 85% 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.
Stgeorge common first names
The most common male names were Edward (2), Arthur, Bligh, Charles and Chas. For women it was Bridget (2), followed by Delia, Elizabeth, Katherine and Margaret.
Stgeorge occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Stgeorge's census form was "Scholar"; 16.9% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were no occupation / dependent (13.6%), farmer (6.8%), dressmaker / milliner (5.1%) and housekeeper (5.1%). Grouped by sector, no occupation / dependent accounted for 13.6% of all Stgeorges, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and agriculture.
What religion is Stgeorge?
Most Stgeorges, 50.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (47.5%).
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Stgeorge statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 34
Stgeorgein the USA (2020)
Number: 2,889
Rank: 10,586
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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