Edwards family name history and map
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Edwards in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 988 people named Edwards in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 486 men and 499 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Edwards in Ireland
Dublin was Edwards country: 27% of them (267 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (88), Cork (87), Down (74) and Wexford (57).
Edwards average age in 1911
The average Edwards in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 28.4 for men and 30.6 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.
Edwards literacy in 1911
Of the Edwardses whose literacy was recorded, 83.2% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 12.8% 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.
Edwards common first names
The most common male names were John (45), James, William, Thomas and Joseph. For women it was Mary (49), followed by Margaret, Annie, Bridget and Catherine.
Edwards occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Edwards's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (198) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.7%), general labourer (3.5%), domestic servant (3.4%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.3% of all Edwardses, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Edwards?
The largest religious group among Edwardses was Roman Catholic, at 46.4%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.4%), Presbyterian (12.8%), Methodist (6.3%) and Non-Conformist (0.7%).
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Edwards statistics (1911)
Number: 988
Rank: 800
Average Age: 30
Edwardsin the USA (2020)
Number: 320,927
Rank: 59
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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