Worth family name history and map
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Worth in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named Worth in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 31 women to 22 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Worth in Ireland
Dublin was Worth country: 38.9% of them (21 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (16), Down (9), Wexford (5) and Waterford (2).
Worth average age in 1911
The average Worth in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 33.9 for men and 28.1 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.
Worth literacy in 1911
Of the Worths whose literacy was recorded, 88.5% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 9.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.5% reading and writing against 86.7% 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.
Worth common first names
The most common male names were William (5), Arthur, James, Louis and Thomas. For women it was Elizabeth (5), followed by Bridget, Dora, Harriet and Alice.
Worth occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Worth's census form was "Scholar"; 18.5% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (9.3%), metal worker / engineer (5.6%), farmer (3.7%) and maid (3.7%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 9.3% of all Worths, followed by transport, agriculture and building & construction.
What religion is Worth?
Most Worths, 53.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (37%) and Unitarian (5.6%).
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Worth statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 31
Worthin the USA (2020)
Number: 7,497
Rank: 4,584
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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