Sheane family name history and map
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Sheane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named Sheane in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 31 men and 26 women.
Counties with Sheane in Ireland
The Sheanes were heavily concentrated in Wicklow, home to 61.4% of them (35 people). Next came Carlow (7), Kildare (5), Down (3) and Wexford (3).
Sheane average age in 1911
The average Sheane in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 27.2 for men and 28.6 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.
Sheane literacy in 1911
Of the Sheanes whose literacy was recorded, 91.1% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 7.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 96.2% reading and writing against 86.7% 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.
Sheane common first names
The most common male names were James (5), John, William, Richard and Thomas. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Sarah, Alice, Alice Elizabeth and Anne.
Sheane occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Sheanes was farmer, 14% of them (8 people). Next came scholar / student (10.5%), general labourer (3.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.5%) and builder / contractor (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.5% of all Sheanes, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Sheane?
The largest religious group among Sheanes was Methodist, at 49.1%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (45.6%), Roman Catholic (3.5%) and Non-Conformist (1.8%).
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Sheane statistics (1911)
Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 28
Sheane in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.