Ashe family name history and map
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Ashe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 698 people named Ashe in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 353 men and 345 women.
Counties with Ashe in Ireland
Kerry was Ashe country: 38.1% of them (266 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (95), Dublin (87), Donegal (36) and Cork (35).
Ashe average age in 1911
The average Ashe in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 28.6 for men and 30.6 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Ashe literacy in 1911
Of the Ashes whose literacy was recorded, 79% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 17.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.1% reading and writing against 77.9% 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.
Ashe common first names
The most common male names were John (55), James, Michael, Thomas and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (48), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Elizabeth and Catherine.
Ashe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Ashe's census form was "Scholar"; 17.9% (125) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.5%), farm labourer (4.3%), general labourer (2.9%) and textile worker (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.8% of all Ashes, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Ashe?
Most Ashes, 61.3%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (23.9%), Presbyterian (12.6%), Methodist (1.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.3%).
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Ashe statistics (1911)
Number: 698
Rank: 1,034
Average Age: 30
Ashe in the USA (2020)
Number: 7,195
Rank: 4,766
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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