Carew family name history and map
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Carew in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 618 people named Carew in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 313 men and 305 women.
Counties with Carew in Ireland
The Carews were heavily concentrated in Tipperary, home to 70.9% of them (438 people). Next came Dublin (30), Limerick (29), Waterford (29) and Galway (22).
Carew average age in 1911
The average Carew in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 28.3 for men and 29.2 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.
Carew literacy in 1911
Of the Carews whose literacy was recorded, 86.5% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 11.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.6% reading and writing against 84.5% of men. 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.
Carew common first names
The most common male names were John (51), Michael, James, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (57), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.
Carew occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Carew's census form was "Scholar"; 23.9% (148) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.2%), farm labourer (4.5%), domestic servant (3.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.8% of all Carews, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and transport.
What religion is Carew?
Carews were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.6%).
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Carew statistics (1911)
Number: 618
Rank: 1,135
Average Age: 29
Carewin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,315
Rank: 12,731
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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