Turbett family name history and map
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Turbett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 78 people named Turbett in Ireland; roughly one in every 56,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 44 men to 34 women.
Counties with Turbett in Ireland
Leitrim was Turbett country: 28.2% of them (22 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (21), Dublin (17), Roscommon (7) and Sligo (3).
Turbett average age in 1911
The average Turbett in 1911 was 34.4 years old, 29.4 for men and 40.9 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.
Turbett literacy in 1911
Of the Turbetts whose literacy was recorded, 76.9% could both read and write, 1.3% could read but not write, and 21.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.4% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Turbett common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (7), James, John, Joseph and Michael. For women it was Margaret (4), followed by Mary, Ann, Anne and Annie.
Turbett occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Turbetts was farmer, 17.9% of them (14 people). Next came scholar / student (15.4%), general labourer (5.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.1%) and agent / manager (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.5% of all Turbetts, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Turbett?
Turbetts were predominantly Roman Catholic (70.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.4%) and Presbyterian (5.1%).
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Turbett statistics (1911)
Number: 78
Rank: 4,470
Average Age: 34
Turbett in the USA (2020)
Number: 261
Rank: 78,873
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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