Ferns family name history and map
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Ferns in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 84 people named Ferns in Ireland; roughly one in every 52,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 51 men to 33 women.
Counties with Ferns in Ireland
Dublin was Ferns country: 31% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (13), Limerick (11), Laois (9) and Cavan (7).
Ferns average age in 1911
The average Ferns in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 28.9 for men and 32.4 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.
Ferns literacy in 1911
Of the Fernses whose literacy was recorded, 70.4% could both read and write, 7.4% could read but not write, and 22.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 64.7% 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.
Ferns common first names
The most common male names were William (7), John, Michael, Joseph and Patrick. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Margaret, Anne, Bridget and Catherine.
Ferns occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ferns's census form was "Scholar"; 16.7% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.3%), general labourer (8.3%), farm labourer (6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.5% of all Fernses, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Ferns?
Fernses were predominantly Roman Catholic (86.9%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (11.9%).
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Ferns statistics (1911)
Number: 84
Rank: 4,296
Average Age: 30
Fernsin the USA (2020)
Number: 618
Rank: 38,554
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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