Walton family name history and map
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Walton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 291 people named Walton in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 139 men and 152 women.
Counties with Walton in Ireland
Dublin was Walton country: 32% of them (93 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (52), Kilkenny (32), Tipperary (22) and Clare (19).
Walton average age in 1911
The average Walton in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 31.3 for men and 29.7 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Walton literacy in 1911
Of the Waltons whose literacy was recorded, 84.8% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 12.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Walton common first names
The most common male names were John (19), James, Thomas, William and Patrick. For women it was Mary (23), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Walton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Walton's census form was "Scholar"; 20.3% (59) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.7%), farm labourer (4.1%), general labourer (3.1%) and domestic servant (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.5% of all Waltons, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Walton?
Most Waltons, 64.9%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.1%), Methodist (7.6%) and Presbyterian (1%).
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Walton statistics (1911)
Number: 291
Rank: 1,959
Average Age: 31
Waltonin the USA (2020)
Number: 71,361
Rank: 451
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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