Reed family name history and map
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Reed in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 134 people named Reed in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 68 men and 65 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Reed in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Reeds, 17.2% (23 people). Next came Antrim (22), Cork (21), Monaghan (15) and Derry (8).
Reed average age in 1911
The average Reed in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 27.6 for men and 34.3 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.
Reed literacy in 1911
Of the Reeds whose literacy was recorded, 83.2% could both read and write, 0.8% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.3% reading and writing against 81% 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.
Reed common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, Andrew, Edward and Michael. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Margaret, Annie, Sarah and Catherine.
Reed occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Reed's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (5.2%), farmer (5.2%), farm labourer (3%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9% of all Reeds, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Reed?
The largest religious group among Reeds was Roman Catholic, at 37.3%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.8%), Presbyterian (20.9%), Methodist (3.7%) and Congregationalist (0.7%).
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Reed statistics (1911)
Number: 134
Rank: 3,222
Average Age: 31
Reedin the USA (2020)
Number: 268,584
Rank: 75
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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