Seaver family name history and map
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Seaver in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 92 people named Seaver in Ireland; roughly one in every 48,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 51 women to 41 men.
Counties with Seaver in Ireland
The Seavers were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 90.2% of them (83 people). Next came Antrim (7), Cork (1) and Kildare (1).
Seaver average age in 1911
The average Seaver in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 29.8 for men and 27.7 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.
Seaver literacy in 1911
Of the Seavers whose literacy was recorded, 84.4% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 11.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 72% 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.
Seaver common first names
The most common male names were James (5), Christopher, Joseph, John and Michael. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Mary Anne, Margaret, Alice and Annie.
Seaver occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Seaver's census form was "Scholar"; 28.3% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), knitter / lace worker (5.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%) and butcher (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.3% of all Seavers, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and food & drink.
What religion is Seaver?
Seavers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.7%) and Congregationalist (1.1%).
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Seaver statistics (1911)
Number: 92
Rank: 4,068
Average Age: 29
Seaver in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,255
Rank: 9,550
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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