Sherman family name history and map
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Sherman in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 126 people named Sherman in Ireland; roughly one in every 35,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 61 men and 64 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sherman in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Shermans, 24.6% (31 people). Next came Cork (25), Armagh (20), Dublin (17) and Down (8).
Sherman average age in 1911
The average Sherman in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 27.4 for men and 30.6 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Sherman literacy in 1911
Of the Shermans whose literacy was recorded, 82.2% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 12.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86% reading and writing against 78.7% of 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.
Sherman common first names
The most common male names were William (12), James, John, George and Robert. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Elizabeth and Julia.
Sherman occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sherman's census form was "Scholar"; 15.1% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.9%), general labourer (4.8%), no occupation / dependent (4.8%) and plasterer / slater / thatcher (4.8%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 11.1% of all Shermans, followed by building & construction, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Sherman?
The largest religious group among Shermans was Roman Catholic, at 49.2%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (37.3%), Methodist (8.7%), Congregationalist (2.4%) and Presbyterian (1.6%).
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Sherman statistics (1911)
Number: 126
Rank: 3,348
Average Age: 29
Shermanin the USA (2020)
Number: 66,346
Rank: 493
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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