Weeks family name history and map
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Weeks in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Weeks in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 30 men to 22 women.
Counties with Weeks in Ireland
Limerick had the largest share of Weekses, 21.2% (11 people). Next came Antrim (10), Wicklow (9), Tipperary (8) and Kildare (5).
Weeks average age in 1911
The average Weeks in 1911 was 26.5 years old, 25.3 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.
Weeks literacy in 1911
Of the Weekses whose literacy was recorded, 56% could both read and write, 6% could read but not write, and 38% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 60% reading and writing against 50% 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.
Weeks common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Charles, James, Patrick and Thomas. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Bella and Briggie.
Weeks occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Weeks's census form was "Scholar"; 25% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (7.7%), farmer (7.7%), clerk / office worker (1.9%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.4% of all Weekses, followed by manufacturing & trades, clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is Weeks?
The largest religious group among Weekses was Anglican, at 48.1%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (46.2%) and Methodist (3.8%).
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Weeks statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 27
Weeks in the USA (2020)
Number: 39,404
Rank: 859
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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