Shear family name history and map
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Shear in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 13 people named Shear in Ireland: 8 men and 5 women.
Counties with Shear in Ireland
Most Shears were found in Antrim (9), with smaller numbers in Armagh (1), Cork (1), Kerry (1) and Limerick (1).
Shear average age in 1911
The average Shear in 1911 was 18.8 years old, though with only 13 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Shear literacy in 1911
Of the Shears whose literacy was recorded, 69.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 30.8% could do neither.
Shear common first names
Among the Shears were men named David, Emanuel, H, J and Jacob and women named Leah (2), Ethel, Minnie and Sadie.
Shear occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Shears. Among them were 3 at school, 3 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer, 1 recorded as clerk / office worker, 1 recorded as general labourer and 1 recorded as mason / bricklayer.
What religion is Shear?
Most Shears, 69.2%, were Jewish. The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.4%) and Roman Catholic (15.4%).
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Shear statistics (1911)
Number: 13
Rank: 12,234
Average Age: 19
Shear in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,015
Rank: 10,179
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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