Quaid family name history and map
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Quaid in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 192 people named Quaid in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 94 men and 96 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Quaid in Ireland
The Quaids were heavily concentrated in Limerick, home to 78.6% of them (151 people). Next came Wexford (15), Cork (8), Dublin (8) and Offaly (5).
Quaid average age in 1911
The average Quaid in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 31.0 for men and 28.1 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Quaid literacy in 1911
Of the Quaids whose literacy was recorded, 74.2% could both read and write, 6.5% could read but not write, and 19.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.1% reading and writing against 71% 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.
Quaid common first names
The most common male names were Michael (10), John, Patrick, Timothy and Daniel. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Kate and Ellen.
Quaid occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Quaid's census form was "Scholar"; 21.9% (42) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.7%), farm labourer (3.6%), general labourer (3.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.9% of all Quaids, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Quaid?
Quaids were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.5% of them.
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Quaid statistics (1911)
Number: 192
Rank: 2,566
Average Age: 30
Quaid in the USA (2020)
Number: 846
Rank: 29,704
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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