Downer family name history and map
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Downer in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Downer in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 24 women.
Counties with Downer in Ireland
Dublin was Downer country: 30% of them (15 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kildare (10), Mayo (10), Antrim (5) and Kerry (3).
Downer average age in 1911
The average Downer in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 21.0 for men and 36.7 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.
Downer literacy in 1911
Of the Downers whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 12.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87.5% reading and writing against 84% 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.
Downer common first names
The most common male names were George Edward (3), James, William, Edward and Eric Christopher. For women it was Agnes (2), followed by Anna Maria, Margaret, Adelaide Mary and Anne Maria.
Downer occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Downer's census form was "Scholar"; 24% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clerk / office worker (6%), domestic servant (4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4%) and cleaner / laundress (2%). Grouped by sector, clerical & administration accounted for 6% of all Downers, followed by domestic service, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Downer?
Most Downers, 50%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (30%), Plymouth Brethren (16%) and Methodist (4%).
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Downer statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 29
Downerin the USA (2020)
Number: 5,078
Rank: 6,438
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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