OAkes family name history
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OAkes in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 148 people named OAkes in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 73 men and 75 women.
Counties with OAkes in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of OAkeses, 20.3% (30 people). Next came Wexford (30), Louth (23), Kilkenny (14) and Antrim (12).
OAkes average age in 1911
The average OAkes in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 27.7 for men and 32.4 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.
OAkes literacy in 1911
Of the OAkeses whose literacy was recorded, 77.9% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 19.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.9% reading and writing against 76.8% 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.
OAkes common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (10), Patrick, William, Edward and Samuel. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Elizabeth and Ellen.
OAkes occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an OAkes's census form was "Scholar"; 20.9% (31) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), general labourer (6.1%), domestic servant (4.1%) and carpenter / joiner (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.5% of all OAkeses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is OAkes?
Most OAkeses, 58.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (23.6%), Methodist (8.1%) and Presbyterian (0.7%).
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OAkes statistics (1911)
Number: 148
Rank: 3,014
Average Age: 30
OAkesin the USA (2020)
Number: 17,086
Rank: 2,061
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
