Y family name history and map
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Y in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 246 people named Y in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 165 men to 54 women. (A small number, 27, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Y in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Ys, 24.8% (61 people). Next came Cork (56), Antrim (28), Kildare (28) and Tipperary (9).
Y average age in 1911
The average Y in 1911 was 34.6 years old, 33.6 for men and 42.9 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.
Y literacy in 1911
Of the Ys whose literacy was recorded, 86.4% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 11.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.2% reading and writing against 63.3% 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.
Y common first names
The most common male names were J (43), W, P, C and A. For women it was M (12), followed by A, E, J and B.
Y occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Ys was general labourer, 18.3% of them (45 people). Next came domestic servant (7.7%), farm labourer (5.3%), farmer (5.3%) and scholar / student (4.9%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 18.3% of all Ys, followed by agriculture, domestic service, transport and metal & engineering.
What religion is Y?
The largest religious group among Ys was Roman Catholic, at 42.3%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (39.8%), Presbyterian (11.8%), Methodist (2%) and Baptist (0.4%).
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Y statistics (1911)
Number: 246
Rank: 2,199
Average Age: 35
Y in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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