Mire family name history and map
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Mire in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 60 people named Mire in Ireland; roughly one in every 73,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 58 women to 1 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Mire in Ireland
The Mires were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 76.7% of them (46 people). Next came Down (8), Dublin (3) and Kerry (3).
Mire average age in 1911
The average Mire in 1911 was 40.5 years old, 40.0 for men and 40.5 for women; noticeably 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.
Mire literacy in 1911
Literacy was only recorded for 2 of the 60 Mires, too few to say anything meaningful.
Mire common first names
The most common male names were Martin (1). For women it was Nic Amhalghadha (2), followed by Nic Cormach, Nic Thighearnรกin, de Faoite and Cรบipรฉar.
Mire occupations in 1911
Too few Mires had an occupation recorded to say anything meaningful.
What religion is Mire?
With only 60 Mires recorded, there aren't enough people to say anything meaningful about their religion.
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Mire statistics (1911)
Number: 60
Rank: 5,177
Average Age: 41
Mire in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,925
Rank: 10,475
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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