Fowler family name history and map
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Fowler in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 623 people named Fowler in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 285 men and 336 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Fowler in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Fowlers, 17.7% (110 people). Next came Antrim (109), Down (98), Wexford (87) and Tyrone (44).
Fowler average age in 1911
The average Fowler in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.2 for men and 29.4 for women; a touch younger 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.
Fowler literacy in 1911
Of the Fowlers whose literacy was recorded, 79.9% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 17.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Fowler common first names
The most common male names were William (36), John, James, Patrick and Thomas. For women it was Mary (38), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Ellen and Jane.
Fowler occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Fowler's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (118) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.6%), general labourer (5.8%), textile worker (4.8%) and farm labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.8% of all Fowlers, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Fowler?
Most Fowlers, 50.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.6%), Presbyterian (12.7%), Congregationalist (2.1%) and Methodist (1.9%).
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Fowler statistics (1911)
Number: 623
Rank: 1,128
Average Age: 29
Fowler in the USA (2020)
Number: 99,260
Rank: 312
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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