Drew family name history and map
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Drew in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 432 people named Drew in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 200 men and 232 women.
Counties with Drew in Ireland
Cork was Drew country: 26.6% of them (115 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (75), Dublin (56), Louth (43) and Meath (41).
Drew average age in 1911
The average Drew in 1911 was 31.7 years old, 32.5 for men and 31.0 for women; slightly 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.
Drew literacy in 1911
Of the Drews whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 16.6% 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.
Drew common first names
The most common male names were John (28), Michael, Thomas, James and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (34), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Kate and Julia.
Drew occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Drew's census form was "Scholar"; 22% (95) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12%), general labourer (4.4%), domestic servant (3.7%) and farm labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.5% of all Drews, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Drew?
Drews were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (13.4%) and Methodist (0.5%).
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Drew statistics (1911)
Number: 432
Rank: 1,490
Average Age: 32
Drew in the USA (2020)
Number: 22,649
Rank: 1,544
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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