Pierce family name history and map
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Pierce in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 944 people named Pierce in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 492 men and 451 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Pierce in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Pierces, 20.8% (196 people). Next came Wexford (186), Kerry (100), Wicklow (65) and Clare (44).
Pierce average age in 1911
The average Pierce in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 27.3 for men and 29.6 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.
Pierce literacy in 1911
Of the Pierces whose literacy was recorded, 80.6% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 16.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81.9% reading and writing against 79.3% 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.
Pierce common first names
The most common male names were John (72), Thomas, James, William and Patrick. For women it was Mary (64), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Pierce occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Pierce's census form was "Scholar"; 21.4% (202) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), general labourer (4.4%), domestic servant (2.9%) and farm labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.9% of all Pierces, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Pierce?
Pierces were predominantly Roman Catholic (72%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (19.4%), Methodist (3.9%) and Presbyterian (3.7%).
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Pierce statistics (1911)
Number: 944
Rank: 824
Average Age: 28
Pierce in the USA (2020)
Number: 132,277
Rank: 213
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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