Reade family name history and map
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Reade in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 216 people named Reade in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 104 men and 112 women.
Counties with Reade in Ireland
Kilkenny was Reade country: 48.6% of them (105 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (50), Antrim (16), Down (14) and Cork (12).
Reade average age in 1911
The average Reade in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 28.8 for men and 32.0 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.
Reade literacy in 1911
Of the Reades whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 18% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80.4% reading and writing against 77.9% 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.
Reade common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Michael, Patrick, Richard and Thomas. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Elizabeth.
Reade occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Reade's census form was "Scholar"; 16.7% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.3%), general labourer (6.5%), farm labourer (2.8%) and textile worker (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.4% of all Reades, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Reade?
Most Reades, 64.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (33.3%) and Presbyterian (1.9%).
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Reade statistics (1911)
Number: 216
Rank: 2,383
Average Age: 31
Readein the USA (2020)
Number: 1,392
Rank: 19,439
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
