Toland family name history and map
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Toland in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 606 people named Toland in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 308 men and 297 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Toland in Ireland
The Tolands were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 54.3% of them (329 people). Next came Derry (86), Antrim (80), Tyrone (52) and Down (27).
Toland average age in 1911
The average Toland in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 31.2 for men and 31.3 for women; slightly 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.
Toland literacy in 1911
Of the Tolands whose literacy was recorded, 57% could both read and write, 7.8% could read but not write, and 35.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 60.8% reading and writing against 52.9% 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.
Toland common first names
The most common male names were John (39), James, Patrick, William and Hugh. For women it was Mary (41), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Sarah and Annie.
Toland occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Tolands was farmer, 20% of them (121 people). Next came scholar / student (15.3%), textile worker (5.3%), farm labourer (5%) and general labourer (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.9% of all Tolands, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Toland?
Tolands were predominantly Roman Catholic (88.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (5.6%), Presbyterian (4.8%), Protestant (1.2%) and Methodist (0.2%).
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Toland statistics (1911)
Number: 606
Rank: 1,158
Average Age: 31
Tolandin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,343
Rank: 7,403
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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