Groves family name history and map
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Groves in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 253 people named Groves in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 130 men and 123 women.
Counties with Groves in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Groveses, 24.5% (62 people). Next came Kerry (54), Down (36), Antrim (30) and Monaghan (14).
Groves average age in 1911
The average Groves in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 26.6 for men and 27.9 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.
Groves literacy in 1911
Of the Groveses whose literacy was recorded, 73.8% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 21% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.5% reading and writing against 66.7% 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.
Groves common first names
The most common male names were John (17), William, James, Thomas and George. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Margaret, Annie, Ellen and Hannah.
Groves occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Groves's census form was "Scholar"; 22.1% (56) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.4%), general labourer (3.6%), domestic servant (3.2%) and farm labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Groveses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Groves?
The largest religious group among Groveses was Roman Catholic, at 39.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (34%), Anglican (24.9%) and Methodist (0.8%).
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Groves statistics (1911)
Number: 253
Rank: 2,153
Average Age: 27
Grovesin the USA (2020)
Number: 23,737
Rank: 1,462
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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