Meares family name history
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Meares in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 109 people named Meares in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 55 men and 54 women.
Counties with Meares in Ireland
Dublin was Meares country: 33.9% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Westmeath (25), Down (17), Roscommon (9) and Offaly (7).
Meares average age in 1911
The average Meares in 1911 was 35.1 years old, 33.7 for men and 36.5 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.
Meares literacy in 1911
Of the Meareses whose literacy was recorded, 88% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 10.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.7% reading and writing against 85.2% 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.
Meares common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Robert, Thomas, William and Charles. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Catherine, Kate, Martha and Anna.
Meares occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Meareses was farmer, 20.2% of them (22 people). Next came scholar / student (11%), clerk / office worker (4.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%) and domestic servant (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.1% of all Meareses, followed by professional, clerical & administration and retail & commerce.
What religion is Meares?
The largest religious group among Meareses was Anglican, at 38.5%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (37.6%), Presbyterian (22%) and Congregationalist (1.8%).
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Meares statistics (1911)
Number: 109
Rank: 3,655
Average Age: 35
Mearesin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,386
Rank: 19,505
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
