Pender family name history and map
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Pender in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 891 people named Pender in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 465 men and 425 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Pender in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Penders, 17.1% (152 people). Next came Wexford (145), Clare (100), Carlow (90) and Kildare (81).
Pender average age in 1911
The average Pender in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 27.2 for men and 27.5 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.
Pender literacy in 1911
Of the Penders whose literacy was recorded, 75.1% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 20.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.1% reading and writing against 74.1% of 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.
Pender common first names
The most common male names were John (77), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (76), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Pender occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Pender's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (182) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.4%), general labourer (8.2%), farm labourer (6.7%) and domestic servant (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.8% of all Penders, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Pender?
Penders were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.4%), Methodist (1.3%) and Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Pender statistics (1911)
Number: 891
Rank: 863
Average Age: 27
Pender in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,109
Rank: 5,495
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.