Tait family name history and map
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Tait in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 216 people named Tait in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 107 men and 109 women.
Counties with Tait in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Taits, 19.4% (42 people). Next came Derry (28), Antrim (24), Down (23) and Donegal (21).
Tait average age in 1911
The average Tait in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 28.5 for men and 28.6 for women; a touch 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.
Tait literacy in 1911
Of the Taits whose literacy was recorded, 90% could both read and write, 0.5% could read but not write, and 9.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.5% reading and writing against 88.5% 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.
Tait common first names
The most common male names were John (16), Robert, William, James and George. For women it was Margaret (10), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Mary and Sarah.
Tait occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tait's census form was "Scholar"; 16.7% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), textile worker (5.1%), domestic servant (4.2%) and metal worker / engineer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.1% of all Taits, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Tait?
The largest religious group among Taits was Anglican, at 43.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (41.2%), Roman Catholic (13%) and Methodist (0.5%).
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Tait statistics (1911)
Number: 216
Rank: 2,383
Average Age: 29
Tait in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,993
Rank: 5,599
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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