Sheerin family name history and map
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Sheerin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 586 people named Sheerin in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 287 men and 297 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sheerin in Ireland
Donegal had the largest share of Sheerins, 17.4% (102 people). Next came Mayo (89), Westmeath (62), Tyrone (54) and Dublin (48).
Sheerin average age in 1911
The average Sheerin in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.6 for men and 29.0 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.
Sheerin literacy in 1911
Of the Sheerins whose literacy was recorded, 77.9% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 17.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.1% reading and writing against 75.7% 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.
Sheerin common first names
The most common male names were John (39), James, Thomas, Patrick and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (40), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Catherine and Margaret.
Sheerin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sheerin's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (144) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.7%), farm labourer (3.6%), general labourer (3.6%) and domestic servant (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.7% of all Sheerins, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Sheerin?
Sheerins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.2%) and Presbyterian (0.5%).
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Sheerin statistics (1911)
Number: 586
Rank: 1,185
Average Age: 29
Sheerin in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,105
Rank: 23,682
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.