Sims family name history and map
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Sims in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 94 people named Sims in Ireland; roughly one in every 47,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 49 men and 45 women.
Counties with Sims in Ireland
Dublin was Sims country: 46.8% of them (44 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Laois (11), Down (9), Kerry (7) and Derry (6).
Sims average age in 1911
The average Sims in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 26.2 for men and 35.6 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.
Sims literacy in 1911
Of the Simses whose literacy was recorded, 89.1% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 8.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.5% reading and writing against 86.7% 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.
Sims common first names
The most common male names were John (6), James, Patrick, Michael and Patt. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Catherine, Bridget, Ellen and Maggie.
Sims occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sims's census form was "Scholar"; 11.7% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.3%), clergy / religious (4.3%), domestic servant (4.3%) and farmer (4.3%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 8.5% of all Simses, followed by manufacturing & trades, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Sims?
The largest religious group among Simses was Anglican, at 46.8%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (45.7%), Methodist (5.3%) and Presbyterian (1.1%).
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Sims statistics (1911)
Number: 94
Rank: 4,016
Average Age: 31
Sims in the USA (2020)
Number: 109,854
Rank: 277
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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