Howe family name history and map
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Howe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 727 people named Howe in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 357 men and 367 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Howe in Ireland
Fermanagh had the largest share of Howes, 24.9% (181 people). Next came Dublin (112), Cork (102), Clare (74) and Antrim (51).
Howe average age in 1911
The average Howe in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 27.6 for men and 28.1 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.
Howe literacy in 1911
Of the Howes whose literacy was recorded, 79.8% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.1% reading and writing against 77.4% 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.
Howe common first names
The most common male names were John (48), Thomas, William, James and Robert. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Annie, Bridget, Catherine and Margaret.
Howe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Howe's census form was "Scholar"; 20.9% (152) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), farm labourer (4.8%), general labourer (3.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.8% of all Howes, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Howe?
The largest religious group among Howes was Roman Catholic, at 45.8%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (42.9%), Methodist (8.7%) and Presbyterian (2.3%).
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Howe statistics (1911)
Number: 727
Rank: 1,004
Average Age: 28
Howein the USA (2020)
Number: 39,912
Rank: 846
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
