Ferris family name history and map
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Ferris in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,538 people named Ferris in Ireland, about 0.035% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 562nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 729 men and 807 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Ferris in Ireland
Antrim was Ferris country: 37.6% of them (578 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (262), Kerry (165), Derry (142) and Armagh (99).
Ferris average age in 1911
The average Ferris in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 27.8 for men and 30.1 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.
Ferris literacy in 1911
Of the Ferrises whose literacy was recorded, 77.2% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 18.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.9% reading and writing against 75.7% of 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.
Ferris common first names
The most common male names were John (83), James, Thomas, William and Patrick. For women it was Mary (79), followed by Elizabeth, Sarah, Annie and Ellen.
Ferris occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ferris's census form was "Scholar"; 20.5% (316) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.3%), farmer (6.6%), general labourer (5.3%) and farm labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.1% of all Ferrises, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Ferris?
The largest religious group among Ferrises was Roman Catholic, at 46.7%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (26.5%), Presbyterian (18.9%), Methodist (3.6%) and Unitarian (2.1%).
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Ferris statistics (1911)
Number: 1,538
Rank: 562
Average Age: 29
Ferris in the USA (2020)
Number: 19,733
Rank: 1,774
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
