Synnott family name history and map
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Synnott in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 416 people named Synnott in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 225 men and 190 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Synnott in Ireland
Dublin was Synnott country: 36.3% of them (151 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wicklow (67), Kilkenny (45), Wexford (26) and Meath (25).
Synnott average age in 1911
The average Synnott in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 25.9 for men and 32.9 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Synnott literacy in 1911
Of the Synnotts whose literacy was recorded, 74.8% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 20.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.2% reading and writing against 72.6% 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.
Synnott common first names
The most common male names were John (35), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (24), followed by Elizabeth, Ellen, Bridget and Annie.
Synnott occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Synnott's census form was "Scholar"; 19.2% (80) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (7%), farmer (6.5%), general labourer (6%) and domestic servant (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.2% of all Synnotts, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Synnott?
Synnotts were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.8%).
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Synnott statistics (1911)
Number: 416
Rank: 1,531
Average Age: 29
Synnott in the USA (2020)
Number: 379
Rank: 57,938
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
