Ferson family name history and map

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Ferson in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 28 people named Ferson in Ireland: 14 men and 14 women.

Counties with Ferson in Ireland

Most Fersons were found in Tyrone (18), with smaller numbers in Derry (8), Antrim (1) and Armagh (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Ferson average age in 1911

The average Ferson in 1911 was 24.3 years old, though with only 28 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Ferson literacy in 1911

Of the Fersons whose literacy was recorded, 91.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 8.3% could do neither.

Ferson common first names

Among the Fersons were men named James (2), John (2), William (2), Willie (2) and Andrew and women named Maggie (2), Margaret (2), Maria (2), May (2) and Nellie (2).

Ferson occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Fersons was farmer, 25% of them (7 people). Next came scholar / student (21.4%), domestic servant (7.1%), retired / pensioner (7.1%) and general labourer (3.6%).

What religion is Ferson?

Most Fersons, 53.6%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (46.4%).

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Ferson statistics (1911)

Number: 28
Rank: 7,929
Average Age: 24

Ferson in the USA (2020)

Number: 262
Rank: 78,629

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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