Rowe family name history and map
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Rowe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 879 people named Rowe in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 443 men and 434 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Rowe in Ireland
Wexford had the largest share of Rowes, 24.8% (218 people). Next came Kilkenny (108), Dublin (78), Waterford (61) and Fermanagh (45).
Rowe average age in 1911
The average Rowe in 1911 was 28.2 years old, 27.7 for men and 28.8 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.
Rowe literacy in 1911
Of the Rowes whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 16.9% 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.
Rowe common first names
The most common male names were John (57), Thomas, William, Patrick and James. For women it was Mary (52), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.
Rowe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rowe's census form was "Scholar"; 21.5% (189) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), general labourer (5.1%), farm labourer (4.8%) and domestic servant (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.5% of all Rowes, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Rowe?
Most Rowes, 66.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.4%), Methodist (5%) and Presbyterian (2.4%).
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Rowe statistics (1911)
Number: 879
Rank: 872
Average Age: 28
Rowein the USA (2020)
Number: 67,831
Rank: 483
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
