Kershaw family name history and map
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Kershaw in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Kershaw in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 57 men to 45 women.
Counties with Kershaw in Ireland
Dublin was Kershaw country: 33.3% of them (34 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (28), Down (14), Cork (11) and Antrim (6).
Kershaw average age in 1911
The average Kershaw in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 28.1 for men and 30.4 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.
Kershaw literacy in 1911
Of the Kershaws whose literacy was recorded, 78.4% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 18.6% 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.
Kershaw common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (7), Joseph, Thomas, Michael and James. For women it was Annie (4), followed by Bridget, Mary, Mary Anne and Mary Ellen.
Kershaw occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kershaw's census form was "Scholar"; 15.7% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (12.7%), metal worker / engineer (5.9%), farm labourer (4.9%) and domestic servant (3.9%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 12.7% of all Kershaws, followed by agriculture, metal & engineering and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Kershaw?
Most Kershaws, 57.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (26.5%) and Presbyterian (7.8%).
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Kershaw statistics (1911)
Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 29
Kershawin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,706
Rank: 6,879
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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