Lambe family name history and map
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Lambe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 959 people named Lambe in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 488 men and 469 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Lambe in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Lambes, 14% (134 people). Next came Louth (131), Tipperary (108), Monaghan (91) and Offaly (86).
Lambe average age in 1911
The average Lambe in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 28.8 for men and 29.2 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.
Lambe literacy in 1911
Of the Lambes whose literacy was recorded, 79.3% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 17.2% 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.
Lambe common first names
The most common male names were John (70), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (71), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Catherine.
Lambe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lambe's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (202) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.6%), general labourer (4.7%), domestic servant (3.5%) and farm labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.1% of all Lambes, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Lambe?
Lambes were predominantly Roman Catholic (86.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.5%), Presbyterian (4.3%) and Methodist (0.9%).
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Lambe statistics (1911)
Number: 959
Rank: 815
Average Age: 29
Lambein the USA (2020)
Number: 1,275
Rank: 20,959
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
