Kerwan family name history
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Kerwan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 111 people named Kerwan in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 57 men and 54 women.
Counties with Kerwan in Ireland
Wexford had the largest share of Kerwans, 20.7% (23 people). Next came Waterford (17), Dublin (15), Cork (13) and Wicklow (11).
Kerwan average age in 1911
The average Kerwan in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 28.2 for men and 33.3 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.
Kerwan literacy in 1911
Of the Kerwans whose literacy was recorded, 79% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 17.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 74.5% 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.
Kerwan common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (8), John, Denis, Patrick and James. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Alice.
Kerwan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kerwan's census form was "Scholar"; 13.5% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.8%), domestic servant (8.1%), farm labourer (5.4%) and general labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.9% of all Kerwans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Kerwan?
Kerwans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.8%).
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Kerwan statistics (1911)
111 in Ireland
3,615 most common surname in Ireland
31 average age
Kerwanin the USA (2020)
0 in USA (2020)
0 rank in USA (2020)
