Napier family name history and map
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Napier in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 362 people named Napier in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 170 men and 191 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Napier in Ireland
The Napiers were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 59.1% of them (214 people). Next came Antrim (79), Tipperary (15), Armagh (14) and Dublin (12).
Napier average age in 1911
The average Napier in 1911 was 26.5 years old, 26.5 for men and 26.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Napier literacy in 1911
Of the Napiers whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 13.1% 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.
Napier common first names
The most common male names were William (28), James, John, Henry and Robert. For women it was Margaret (12), followed by Mary, Elizabeth, Annie and Sarah.
Napier occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Napier's census form was "Scholar"; 25.4% (92) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.2%), general labourer (6.1%), farmer (3.3%) and metal worker / engineer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 10.2% of all Napiers, followed by general labourers, agriculture and metal & engineering.
What religion is Napier?
The largest religious group among Napiers was Anglican, at 46.1%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (21%), Roman Catholic (18.8%), Baptist (5.8%) and Unitarian (4.1%).
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Napier statistics (1911)
Number: 362
Rank: 1,690
Average Age: 27
Napier in the USA (2020)
Number: 18,535
Rank: 1,902
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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