Keers family name history
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Keers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 106 people named Keers in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 51 men and 54 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Keers in Ireland
The Keerses were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 78.3% of them (83 people). Next came Derry (10), Tyrone (6), Down (4) and Monaghan (3).
Keers average age in 1911
The average Keers in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 29.6 for men and 32.7 for women; slightly older 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.
Keers literacy in 1911
Of the Keerses whose literacy was recorded, 92.3% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 7.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 96.3% reading and writing against 87.8% 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.
Keers common first names
The most common male names were James (8), William, David, John and Robert. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Annie, Fannie, Jane and Lissie.
Keers occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Keers's census form was "Scholar"; 14.2% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (9.4%), farmer (6.6%), general labourer (4.7%) and metal worker / engineer (4.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 11.3% of all Keerses, followed by agriculture, general labourers and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Keers?
Keerses were predominantly Presbyterian (73.6%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.5%) and Salvation Army (0.9%).
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Keers statistics (1911)
Number: 106
Rank: 3,718
Average Age: 31
Keersin the USA (2020)
Number: 181
Rank: 105,198
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
