Shephard family name history and map
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Shephard in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Shephard in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 28 women to 21 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Shephard in Ireland
Down was Shephard country: 46% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (10), Tipperary (6), Antrim (4) and Louth (4).
Shephard average age in 1911
The average Shephard in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 31.6 for men and 33.6 for women; slightly older 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.
Shephard literacy in 1911
Of the Shephards whose literacy was recorded, 71.4% could both read and write, 12.2% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Shephard common first names
The most common male names were Samuel (3), David, Joseph, Thomas and William. For women it was Jane (3), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary and Mary Jane.
Shephard occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Shephards was farmer, 20% of them (10 people). Next came scholar / student (20%), farm labourer (8%), carpenter / joiner (4%) and textile worker (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28% of all Shephards, followed by domestic service, building & construction and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Shephard?
The largest religious group among Shephards was Presbyterian, at 32%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (30%), Roman Catholic (24%), Methodist (4%) and Christian Science (2%).
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Shephard statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 33
Shephard in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,306
Rank: 5,335
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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