Sherrard family name history and map
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Sherrard in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 238 people named Sherrard in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 134 women to 104 men.
Counties with Sherrard in Ireland
Derry was Sherrard country: 48.7% of them (116 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (89), Down (10), Cork (7) and Kildare (6).
Sherrard average age in 1911
The average Sherrard in 1911 was 33.2 years old, 33.5 for men and 32.9 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.
Sherrard literacy in 1911
Of the Sherrards whose literacy was recorded, 87.9% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 8.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.2% reading and writing against 86.2% 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.
Sherrard common first names
The most common male names were William (14), Robert, James, John and Edward. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Annie, Maggie, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Sherrard occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sherrard's census form was "Scholar"; 16.8% (40) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.2%), textile worker (4.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.2%) and other maker / factory worker (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.4% of all Sherrards, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Sherrard?
Sherrards were predominantly Presbyterian (71.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (11.3%), Roman Catholic (7.6%), Congregationalist (3.8%) and Methodist (2.5%).
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Sherrard statistics (1911)
Number: 238
Rank: 2,253
Average Age: 33
Sherrard in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,952
Rank: 14,640
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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