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O’Meara

O'Meara in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 1,281 people named O'Meara in Ireland, about 0.029% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 658th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 619 men and 659 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with O'Meara in Ireland

Tipperary was O'Meara country: 38.4% of them (492 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (191), Limerick (126), Waterford (84) and Clare (82).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

O'Meara average age in 1911

The average O'Meara in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.2 for men and 30.0 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.

O'Meara literacy in 1911

Of the O'Mearas whose literacy was recorded, 84.8% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 13.4% 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.

O'Meara common first names

The most common male names were John (80), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (92), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.

O'Meara occupations in 1911

The most common entry on an O'Meara's census form was "Scholar"; 21.9% (281) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.5%), farm labourer (4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.5%) and general labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.1% of all O'Mearas, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.

What religion is O'Meara?

O'Mearas were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.2%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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O'Meara statistics (1911)

Number: 1,281
Rank: 658
Average Age: 30

O'Meara in the USA (2020)

Number: 4,862
Rank: 6,676

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

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