Lowe family name history and map
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Lowe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 853 people named Lowe in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 422 men and 428 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Lowe in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Lowes, 16.6% (142 people). Next came Antrim (119), Roscommon (78), Down (58) and Westmeath (57).
Lowe average age in 1911
The average Lowe in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.6 for men and 29.3 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.
Lowe literacy in 1911
Of the Lowes whose literacy was recorded, 80.8% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 16.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.9% reading and writing against 79.8% 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.
Lowe common first names
The most common male names were John (52), Thomas, James, William and Patrick. For women it was Mary (37), followed by Annie, Margaret, Bridget and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Lowe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lowe's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (168) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.4%), general labourer (4.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%) and textile worker (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.5% of all Lowes, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Lowe?
Most Lowes, 54.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.5%), Presbyterian (7.2%), Methodist (3.3%) and Baptist (0.9%).
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Lowe statistics (1911)
Number: 853
Rank: 891
Average Age: 29
Lowe in the USA (2020)
Number: 89,696
Rank: 341
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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