Eivers family name history and map
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Eivers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 131 people named Eivers in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 70 men and 61 women.
Counties with Eivers in Ireland
Westmeath was Eivers country: 43.5% of them (57 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Longford (51), Dublin (12), Roscommon (8) and Leitrim (2).
Eivers average age in 1911
The average Eivers in 1911 was 31.9 years old, 32.7 for men and 30.9 for women; slightly older 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.
Eivers literacy in 1911
Of the Eiverses whose literacy was recorded, 80.6% could both read and write, 7% could read but not write, and 12.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.7% reading and writing against 79.7% 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.
Eivers common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (13), John, James, Patrick and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.
Eivers occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Eiverses was farmer, 23.7% of them (31 people). Next came scholar / student (15.3%), farm labourer (14.5%), general labourer (5.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 38.9% of all Eiverses, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and professional.
What religion is Eivers?
Eiverses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
Eivers statistics (1911)
Number: 131
Rank: 3,267
Average Age: 32
Eivers in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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