Wilde family name history and map
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Wilde in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 104 people named Wilde in Ireland; roughly one in every 42,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 53 men and 51 women.
Counties with Wilde in Ireland
Dublin was Wilde country: 48.1% of them (50 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Laois (18), Wexford (9), Mayo (7) and Wicklow (6).
Wilde average age in 1911
The average Wilde in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 30.9 for men and 31.7 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.
Wilde literacy in 1911
Of the Wildes whose literacy was recorded, 89.4% could both read and write, 1% could read but not write, and 9.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.5% reading and writing against 86.3% 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.
Wilde common first names
The most common male names were George (4), Joseph, William, Arthur and James. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Catherine, Margaret, Alicia and Annastatia.
Wilde occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wilde's census form was "Scholar"; 18.3% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (12.5%), fisherman (9.6%), other maker / factory worker (4.8%) and domestic servant (2.9%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 12.5% of all Wildes, followed by fishing, manufacturing & trades and domestic service.
What religion is Wilde?
The largest religious group among Wildes was Roman Catholic, at 47.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (36.5%), Methodist (15.4%) and Presbyterian (1%).
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Wilde statistics (1911)
Number: 104
Rank: 3,758
Average Age: 31
Wilde in the USA (2020)
Number: 10,612
Rank: 3,325
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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