Virtue family name history and map

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Virtue in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 91 people named Virtue in Ireland; roughly one in every 48,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 52 women to 39 men.

Counties with Virtue in Ireland

Fermanagh was Virtue country: 33% of them (30 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (22), Donegal (18), Cavan (6) and Mayo (6).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Virtue average age in 1911

The average Virtue in 1911 was 33.5 years old, 37.3 for men and 30.7 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.

Virtue literacy in 1911

Of the Virtues whose literacy was recorded, 88.9% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 7.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.1% reading and writing against 86.5% 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.

Virtue common first names

The most common male names were James (6), John, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Lizzie, Maggie, Agnes and Annie.

Virtue occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Virtues was farmer, 18.7% of them (17 people). Next came scholar / student (15.4%), seamstress (8.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.4%) and textile worker (4.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.8% of all Virtues, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.

What religion is Virtue?

Most Virtues, 61.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (13.2%), Presbyterian (12.1%), Methodist (11%) and Unitarian (2.2%).

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Virtue statistics (1911)

Number: 91
Rank: 4,098
Average Age: 34

Virtue in the USA (2020)

Number: 1,150
Rank: 22,865

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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