Shivers family name history and map
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Shivers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 96 people named Shivers in Ireland; roughly one in every 46,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 47 men and 49 women.
Counties with Shivers in Ireland
Tyrone was Shivers country: 41.7% of them (40 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (36), Antrim (15) and Down (5).
Shivers average age in 1911
The average Shivers in 1911 was 24.4 years old, 20.4 for men and 28.2 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Shivers literacy in 1911
Of the Shiverses whose literacy was recorded, 68.8% could both read and write, 8.3% could read but not write, and 22.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.4% reading and writing against 66% of men. 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.
Shivers common first names
The most common male names were James (7), William, George, Robert and Francis. For women it was Catherine (6), followed by Mary Ann, Alice, Anne and Annie.
Shivers occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Shivers's census form was "Scholar"; 26% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (11.5%), general labourer (6.2%), farmer (3.1%) and carter / driver / groom (2.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 12.5% of all Shiverses, followed by agriculture, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Shivers?
The largest religious group among Shiverses was Anglican, at 42.7%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (39.6%), Protestant (11.5%) and Presbyterian (5.2%).
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Shivers statistics (1911)
Number: 96
Rank: 3,961
Average Age: 24
Shivers in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,621
Rank: 5,117
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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