Fawcett family name history and map
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Fawcett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 259 people named Fawcett in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 125 men and 134 women.
Counties with Fawcett in Ireland
Fermanagh was Fawcett country: 27% of them (70 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (32), Dublin (29), Antrim (25) and Monaghan (17).
Fawcett average age in 1911
The average Fawcett in 1911 was 32.4 years old, 33.3 for men and 31.5 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.
Fawcett literacy in 1911
Of the Fawcetts whose literacy was recorded, 86.2% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 11.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.8% reading and writing against 84.6% 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.
Fawcett common first names
The most common male names were John (18), James, George, William and Charles. For women it was Annie (6), followed by Mary Jane, Jane, Margaret and Mary Anne.
Fawcett occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Fawcett's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (52) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.7%), farm labourer (3.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%) and general labourer (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.3% of all Fawcetts, followed by retail & commerce, professional and general labourers.
What religion is Fawcett?
Fawcetts were predominantly Anglican (78%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (8.9%), Methodist (5.4%), Presbyterian (4.6%) and Non-Conformist (3.1%).
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Fawcett statistics (1911)
Number: 259
Rank: 2,116
Average Age: 32
Fawcett in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,371
Rank: 5,279
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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