Earls family name history and map
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Earls in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 303 people named Earls in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 139 men and 164 women.
Counties with Earls in Ireland
Galway had the largest share of Earlses, 20.5% (62 people). Next came Wicklow (52), Antrim (32), Dublin (30) and Fermanagh (27).
Earls average age in 1911
The average Earls in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 30.5 for men and 30.3 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.
Earls literacy in 1911
Of the Earlses whose literacy was recorded, 77.2% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 18% 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.
Earls common first names
The most common male names were James (17), Thomas, John, Patrick and William. For women it was Mary (20), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Elizabeth and Annie.
Earls occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Earls's census form was "Scholar"; 15.2% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.2%), general labourer (3.3%), farm labourer (3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Earlses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Earls?
Most Earlses, 64%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Methodist (17.5%), Anglican (10.6%), Presbyterian (5.6%) and Unitarian (1%).
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Earls statistics (1911)
Number: 303
Rank: 1,901
Average Age: 30
Earls in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,929
Rank: 5,641
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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