Pierse family name history
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Pierse in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 123 people named Pierse in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 57 men and 66 women.
Counties with Pierse in Ireland
The Pierses were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 61.8% of them (76 people). Next came Wexford (39), Cork (3), Carlow (1) and Clare (1).
Pierse average age in 1911
The average Pierse in 1911 was 31.9 years old, 32.1 for men and 31.8 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.
Pierse literacy in 1911
Of the Pierses whose literacy was recorded, 78% could both read and write, 0.8% could read but not write, and 21.1% 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.
Pierse common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Patrick, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Margaret, Catherine, Ellen and Bridget.
Pierse occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Pierse's census form was "Scholar"; 22.8% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (22%), farm labourer (3.3%), medical / nursing (3.3%) and clergy / religious (0.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.2% of all Pierses, followed by professional, building & construction and clerical & administration.
What religion is Pierse?
Pierses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Pierse statistics (1911)
Number: 123
Rank: 3,397
Average Age: 32
Piersein the USA (2020)
Number: 139
Rank: 128,411
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
