Sheriff family name history and map

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Sheriff in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 13 people named Sheriff in Ireland: 9 men and 4 women.

Counties with Sheriff in Ireland

Most Sheriffs were found in Antrim (6), with smaller numbers in Down (6) and Dublin (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Sheriff average age in 1911

The average Sheriff in 1911 was 26.7 years old, though with only 13 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Sheriff literacy in 1911

Of the Sheriffs whose literacy was recorded, 69.2% could both read and write, 7.7% could read but not write, and 23.1% could do neither.

Sheriff common first names

Among the Sheriffs were men named Joseph (3), Bertram N, Fredrick, James and John and women named Janette, Maggie, Margaret and Sarah.

Sheriff occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Sheriffs. Among them were 4 at school, 3 recorded as farmer and 1 recorded as metal worker / engineer.

What religion is Sheriff?

Sheriffs were overwhelmingly Presbyterian, 92.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.7%).

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Sheriff statistics (1911)

Number: 13
Rank: 12,234
Average Age: 27

Sheriff in the USA (2020)

Number: 4,755
Rank: 6,813

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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