Wilkes family name history and map

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Wilkes in 1911 Ireland

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

Counties with Wilkes in Ireland

Most Wilkeses were found in Dublin (27), with smaller numbers in Limerick (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Wilkes average age in 1911

The average Wilkes in 1911 was 23.4 years old, though with only 28 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Wilkes literacy in 1911

Of the Wilkeses whose literacy was recorded, 71.4% could both read and write, 7.1% could read but not write, and 21.4% could do neither.

Wilkes common first names

Among the Wilkeses were men named Albert (2), Alfred (2), Robert (2), Adam A and Edward and women named Mary (2), Agnes, Aileen M, Annie and Catherine.

Wilkes occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Wilkeses. Among them were 3 recorded as clerk / office worker, 3 at school, 3 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer, 2 recorded as general labourer and 2 recorded as medical / nursing.

What religion is Wilkes?

Most Wilkeses, 53.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.6%) and Presbyterian (17.9%).

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Wilkes statistics (1911)

Number: 28
Rank: 7,929
Average Age: 23

Wilkes in the USA (2020)

Number: 17,653
Rank: 1,998

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

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