Sherlock family name history and map
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Sherlock in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,162 people named Sherlock in Ireland, about 0.027% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 703rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 543 men and 615 women. (A small number, 4, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sherlock in Ireland
Dublin was Sherlock country: 26% of them (302 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (132), Meath (106), Antrim (75) and Monaghan (65).
Sherlock average age in 1911
The average Sherlock in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 27.9 for men and 29.4 for women; a touch younger 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.
Sherlock literacy in 1911
Of the Sherlocks whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 16.5% 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.
Sherlock common first names
The most common male names were John (76), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (100), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Elizabeth.
Sherlock occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sherlock's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (218) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.7%), general labourer (4.5%), domestic servant (3.3%) and farm labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.8% of all Sherlocks, followed by domestic service, general labourers and transport.
What religion is Sherlock?
Sherlocks were predominantly Roman Catholic (80.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (10.1%), Presbyterian (2.9%), Methodist (1.8%) and Jewish (0.6%).
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Sherlock statistics (1911)
Number: 1,162
Rank: 703
Average Age: 29
Sherlock in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,616
Rank: 7,014
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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