Tuke family name history and map
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Tuke in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Tuke in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 31 men and 28 women.
Counties with Tuke in Ireland
The Tukes were heavily concentrated in Wicklow, home to 52.5% of them (31 people). Next came Dublin (19), Louth (5), Antrim (3) and Sligo (1).
Tuke average age in 1911
The average Tuke in 1911 was 28.2 years old, 30.0 for men and 26.1 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.
Tuke literacy in 1911
Of the Tukes whose literacy was recorded, 78.6% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 19.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.5% reading and writing against 75.9% 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.
Tuke common first names
The most common male names were John (8), Edward, Joseph, Richard and Antony. For women it was Anne (4), followed by Mary, Abigial, Anna and Cathleen.
Tuke occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tuke's census form was "Scholar"; 15.3% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (5.1%), farmer (3.4%), miner / quarryman (3.4%) and retired / pensioner (3.4%). Grouped by sector, metal & engineering accounted for 5.1% of all Tukes, followed by agriculture, mining & quarrying and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Tuke?
Most Tukes, 52.5%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (44.1%).
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Tuke statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 28
Tuke in the USA (2020)
Number: 214
Rank: 92,231
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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