Bamber family name history and map
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Bamber in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Bamber in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 33 women to 18 men.
Counties with Bamber in Ireland
The Bambers were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 84.3% of them (43 people). Next came Dublin (4), Down (2), Armagh (1) and Wicklow (1).
Bamber average age in 1911
The average Bamber in 1911 was 25.8 years old, 22.8 for men and 27.5 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.
Bamber literacy in 1911
Of the Bambers whose literacy was recorded, 86.4% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 11.4% could do neither. 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.
Bamber common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Robert, Samuel, David and James. For women it was Agnes (4), followed by Maggie, Martha, Mary and Agnes Buick.
Bamber occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bamber's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.8%), metal worker / engineer (3.9%), textile worker (3.9%) and dressmaker / milliner (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.8% of all Bambers, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and domestic service.
What religion is Bamber?
Bambers were predominantly Presbyterian (78.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.7%), Congregationalist (3.9%) and Methodist (2%).
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Bamber statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 26
Bamber in the USA (2020)
Number: 673
Rank: 35,883
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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