Coombes family name history and map
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Coombes in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 58 people named Coombes in Ireland; roughly one in every 76,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 35 men to 23 women.
Counties with Coombes in Ireland
Cork was Coombes country: 39.7% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (17), Antrim (9), Louth (5) and Wicklow (4).
Coombes average age in 1911
The average Coombes in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 27.2 for men and 34.0 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.
Coombes literacy in 1911
Of the Coombeses whose literacy was recorded, 94.1% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 5.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 90% 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.
Coombes common first names
The most common male names were Richard (4), John, Thomas, James and Samuel. For women it was Mary Jane (3), followed by Margaret, Mary, Abigaie and Alice.
Coombes occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Coombes's census form was "Scholar"; 24.1% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.3%), general labourer (6.9%), porter / messenger (3.4%) and retired / pensioner (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.8% of all Coombeses, followed by general labourers, professional and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Coombes?
Most Coombeses, 50%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (48.3%).
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Coombes statistics (1911)
Number: 58
Rank: 5,290
Average Age: 30
Coombesin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,276
Rank: 20,949
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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