S family name history and map
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S in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 5,675 people named S in Ireland, about 0.129% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 134th most common surname overall. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 3,500 men to 1,791 women. (A small number, 384, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with S in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Ses, 20.1% (1,138 people). Next came Cork (1,020), Antrim (477), Kildare (453) and Kerry (344).
S average age in 1911
The average S in 1911 was 37.3 years old, 35.3 for men and 43.7 for women; noticeably older 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.
S literacy in 1911
Of the Ses whose literacy was recorded, 78% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 18.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.6% reading and writing against 62% 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.
S common first names
The most common male names were J (813), P, W, M and T. For women it was M (601), followed by E, A, K and B.
S occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Ses was general labourer, 18.8% of them (1,067 people). Next came farmer (9.9%), domestic servant (8.7%), scholar / student (5.7%) and farm labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 18.8% of all Ses, followed by agriculture, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is S?
Most Ses, 59.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.4%), Presbyterian (7%), Methodist (1.4%) and Baptist (0.1%).
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S statistics (1911)
Number: 5,675
Rank: 134
Average Age: 37
S in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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