Rees family name history and map

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Rees in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 26 people named Rees in Ireland: 10 men and 14 women.

Counties with Rees in Ireland

Most Reeses were found in Dublin (9), with smaller numbers in Cork (4), Derry (4), Kildare (3) and Tyrone (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Rees average age in 1911

The average Rees in 1911 was 22.7 years old, though with only 26 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Rees literacy in 1911

Of the Reeses whose literacy was recorded, 87% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 13% could do neither.

Rees common first names

Among the Reeses were men named Herbert Peugwen, John, L W B, Matthew W and Percival C and women named Annie (2), Annetta Valentina, Bella M, Catherine and Ellen.

Rees occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Reeses. Among them were 5 at school, 4 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer, 1 recorded as blacksmith / smith, 1 recorded as clerk / office worker and 1 recorded as metal worker / engineer.

What religion is Rees?

Most Reeses, 53.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (19.2%) and Roman Catholic (15.4%).

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Rees statistics (1911)

Number: 26
Rank: 8,230
Average Age: 23

Rees in the USA (2020)

Number: 12,559
Rank: 2,795

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

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