Bowler family name history and map
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Bowler in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 425 people named Bowler in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 214 men and 211 women.
Counties with Bowler in Ireland
The Bowlers were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 73.9% of them (314 people). Next came Cork (66), Donegal (9), Tipperary (9) and Down (7).
Bowler average age in 1911
The average Bowler in 1911 was 27.5 years old, 27.2 for men and 27.9 for women; a touch 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.
Bowler literacy in 1911
Of the Bowlers whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 18.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Bowler common first names
The most common male names were John (31), Thomas, Michael, Patrick and Maurice. For women it was Mary (53), followed by Bridget, Kate, Margaret and Johanna.
Bowler occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bowler's census form was "Scholar"; 25.9% (110) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.5%), farm labourer (5.4%), domestic servant (4%) and general labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.9% of all Bowlers, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Bowler?
Bowlers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.1%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
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Bowler statistics (1911)
Number: 425
Rank: 1,507
Average Age: 28
Bowlerin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,500
Rank: 7,159
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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