Fails family name history and map

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Fails in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 17 people named Fails in Ireland: 8 men and 9 women.

Counties and map with Fails in Ireland

Most Failses were found in Limerick (7), with smaller numbers in Tyrone (6), Armagh (3) and Fermanagh (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Fails average age in 1911

The average Fails in 1911 was 26.4 years old, though with only 17 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Fails literacy in 1911

Of the Failses whose literacy was recorded, 93.8% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 6.2% could do neither.

Fails common first names

Among the Failses were men named Geo Fredrick, George, James, Jas Edward and John and women named Mary (3), C Maria, Elizabeth, Elsie and Mary Jane.

Fails occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Failses. Among them were 7 at school, 2 recorded as farmer, 2 recorded as police (ric/dmp) and 1 recorded as seamstress.

What religion is Fails?

Failses were predominantly Anglican (88.2%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (5.9%) and Roman Catholic (5.9%).

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Fails statistics (1911)

Number: 17
Rank: 10,472
Average Age: 26

Fails in the USA (2020)

Number: 1,671
Rank: 16,664

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero. 

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