Sharpe family name history and map
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Sharpe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 851 people named Sharpe in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 410 men and 438 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sharpe in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Sharpes, 19.5% (166 people). Next came Dublin (154), Cavan (95), Donegal (52) and Down (48).
Sharpe average age in 1911
The average Sharpe in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 29.2 for men and 30.0 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.
Sharpe literacy in 1911
Of the Sharpes whose literacy was recorded, 81.1% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 15.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.1% reading and writing against 78.9% 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.
Sharpe common first names
The most common male names were John (40), William, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (29), followed by Margaret, Annie, Jane and Mary Anne.
Sharpe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sharpe's census form was "Scholar"; 21.9% (186) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.9%), textile worker (3.4%), general labourer (2.5%) and domestic servant (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.1% of all Sharpes, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Sharpe?
The largest religious group among Sharpes was Anglican, at 39.6%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (28.2%), Presbyterian (24.2%), Methodist (2.7%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.4%).
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Sharpe statistics (1911)
Number: 851
Rank: 894
Average Age: 30
Sharpe in the USA (2020)
Number: 28,263
Rank: 1,224
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.