Ussher family name history and map
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Ussher in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 105 people named Ussher in Ireland; roughly one in every 42,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 48 men and 56 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Ussher in Ireland
Galway had the largest share of Usshers, 21.9% (23 people). Next came Dublin (22), Derry (18), Antrim (13) and Tyrone (7).
Ussher average age in 1911
The average Ussher in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.7 for men and 30.8 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.
Ussher literacy in 1911
Of the Usshers whose literacy was recorded, 85.4% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 10.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 93.6% reading and writing against 78.6% 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.
Ussher common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Patrick, James, Daniel and David. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Margaret and Anna E.
Ussher occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Ussher's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.4%), no occupation / dependent (6.7%), other maker / factory worker (3.8%) and carter / driver / groom (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.3% of all Usshers, followed by no occupation / dependent, retail & commerce and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Ussher?
The largest religious group among Usshers was Anglican, at 44.8%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (28.6%) and Presbyterian (25.7%).
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Ussher statistics (1911)
Number: 105
Rank: 3,735
Average Age: 31
Ussher in the USA (2020)
Number: 113
Rank: 147,221
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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