Fern family name history and map

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Fern in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 24 people named Fern in Ireland: 6 men and 18 women.

Counties with Fern in Ireland

Most Ferns were found in Tyrone (9), with smaller numbers in Down (4), Antrim (3), Louth (3) and Derry (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Fern average age in 1911

The average Fern in 1911 was 27.0 years old, though with only 24 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Fern literacy in 1911

Of the Ferns whose literacy was recorded, 43.5% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 52.2% could do neither.

Fern common first names

Among the Ferns were men named Bernard, George, James, Percy and Samuel and women named Agnes (4), Catherine (2), Sarah (2), Alice and Annie.

Fern occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Ferns. Among them were 5 at school, 2 recorded as domestic servant, 2 recorded as farmer, 2 recorded as textile worker and 1 recorded as clerk / office worker.

What religion is Fern?

Ferns were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.3%).

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Fern statistics (1911)

Number: 24
Rank: 8,599
Average Age: 27

Fernin the USA (2020)

Number: 2,224
Rank: 13,173

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

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