Sherwin family name history and map
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Sherwin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 158 people named Sherwin in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 76 men and 82 women.
Counties and map with Sherwin in Ireland
The Sherwins were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 90.5% of them (143 people). Next came Roscommon (9), Monaghan (4), Galway (1) and Westmeath (1).
Sherwin average age in 1911
The average Sherwin in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 28.4 for men and 28.9 for women; a touch younger 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.
Sherwin literacy in 1911
Of the Sherwins whose literacy was recorded, 84.6% could both read and write, 0.6% could read but not write, and 13.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.5% reading and writing against 82.9% 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.
Sherwin common first names
The most common male names were John (12), Patrick, Joseph, James and William. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Catherine, Ellen, Margaret and Elizabeth.
Sherwin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sherwin's census form was "Scholar"; 17.1% (27) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.8%), general labourer (7%), domestic servant (3.2%) and mason / bricklayer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.6% of all Sherwins, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Sherwin?
Sherwins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.6%).
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Sherwin statistics (1911)
Number: 158
Rank: 2,908
Average Age: 29
Sherwin in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,987
Rank: 10,266
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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