Cheshire family name history and map

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Cheshire

Cheshire in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 47 people named Cheshire in Ireland: 23 men and 24 women.

Counties with Cheshire in Ireland

Most Cheshires were found in Antrim (20), with smaller numbers in Derry (8), Monaghan (8), Louth (4) and Westmeath (4).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Cheshire average age in 1911

The average Cheshire in 1911 was 24.0 years old, though with only 47 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Cheshire literacy in 1911

Of the Cheshires whose literacy was recorded, 86.4% could both read and write, 6.8% could read but not write, and 6.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90% reading and writing against 83.3% of women.

Cheshire common first names

Among the Cheshires were men named John (3), Robert (3), Adolphus (2), Harold (2) and James (2) and women named Lizzie (3), Mary (3), Jane (2), Rowena (2) and Annie.

Cheshire occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Cheshire's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carter / driver / groom (19.1%), general labourer (6.4%), textile worker (4.3%) and domestic servant (2.1%).

What religion is Cheshire?

Most Cheshires, 68.1%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (21.3%), Unitarian (6.4%) and Presbyterian (4.3%).

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Cheshire statistics (1911)

Number: 47
Rank: 5,988
Average Age: 24

Cheshire in the USA (2020)

Number: 3,001
Rank: 10,222

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

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