Beamish family name history and map
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Beamish in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 308 people named Beamish in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 151 men and 156 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Beamish in Ireland
The Beamishes were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 82.8% of them (255 people). Next came Dublin (26), Louth (8), Galway (6) and Down (4).
Beamish average age in 1911
The average Beamish in 1911 was 35.3 years old, 35.0 for men and 35.7 for women; noticeably 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.
Beamish literacy in 1911
Of the Beamishes whose literacy was recorded, 90% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 8% 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.
Beamish common first names
The most common male names were John (20), Richard, Thomas, Samuel and George. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Ellen, Maria, Anne and Kate.
Beamish occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Beamishes was farmer, 23.1% of them (71 people). Next came scholar / student (13%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%), medical / nursing (2.9%) and no occupation / dependent (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.7% of all Beamishes, followed by professional, retail & commerce and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Beamish?
Most Beamishes, 65.6%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (27.3%), Methodist (3.6%), Presbyterian (2.6%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.3%).
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Beamish statistics (1911)
Number: 308
Rank: 1,882
Average Age: 35
Beamish in the USA (2020)
Number: 806
Rank: 30,901
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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