Rodgers family name history and map
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Rodgers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,713 people named Rodgers in Ireland, about 0.062% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 326th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,331 men and 1,379 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Rodgers in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Rodgerses, 23.7% (642 people). Next came Down (572), Donegal (430), Tyrone (172) and Derry (120).
Rodgers average age in 1911
The average Rodgers in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 28.6 for men and 30.3 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.
Rodgers literacy in 1911
Of the Rodgerses whose literacy was recorded, 71.8% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 23.5% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Rodgers common first names
The most common male names were John (155), James, Patrick, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (205), followed by Annie, Bridget, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Rodgers occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rodgers's census form was "Scholar"; 20.2% (548) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.5%), general labourer (4%), textile worker (4%) and farm labourer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.5% of all Rodgerses, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Rodgers?
Most Rodgerses, 54.5%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (27%), Anglican (12.8%), Methodist (1.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.6%).
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Rodgers statistics (1911)
Number: 2,713
Rank: 326
Average Age: 30
Rodgers in the USA (2020)
Number: 73,646
Rank: 441
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.