Sheer family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
Sheer in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 14 people named Sheer in Ireland: 9 men and 5 women.
Counties with Sheer in Ireland
Most Sheers were found in Dublin (7), with smaller numbers in Down (5), Donegal (1) and Fermanagh (1).
Sheer average age in 1911
The average Sheer in 1911 was 25.8 years old, though with only 14 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Sheer literacy in 1911
Of the Sheers whose literacy was recorded, 78.6% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 21.4% could do neither.
Sheer common first names
Among the Sheers were men named Henry (2), Alfred James, Alfred William, Arthur and Jacob and women named Ada Ellen, Eliza Magt, Margaret, Martha and Norah.
Sheer occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Sheers. Among them were 3 recorded as porter / messenger, 3 at school, 2 recorded as general labourer, 1 recorded as farmer and 1 recorded as no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Sheer?
Most Sheers, 50%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.7%) and Presbyterian (14.3%).
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of Sheer. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
Sheer statistics (1911)
Number: 14
Rank: 11,695
Average Age: 26
Sheerin the USA (2020)
Number: 746
Rank: 32,948
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
Ref: sheer
Places
Also see...
No data was found