Short family name history and map
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Short in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 846 people named Short in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 441 men and 405 women.
Counties with Short in Ireland
Armagh had the largest share of Shorts, 14.3% (121 people). Next came Wicklow (106), Antrim (99), Dublin (92) and Louth (84).
Short average age in 1911
The average Short in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 28.6 for men and 30.4 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.
Short literacy in 1911
Of the Shorts whose literacy was recorded, 74.2% could both read and write, 6.6% could read but not write, and 19.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.6% reading and writing against 72.5% 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.
Short common first names
The most common male names were John (54), James, Patrick, Thomas and Joseph. For women it was Mary (42), followed by Catherine, Bridget, Annie and Margaret.
Short occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Short's census form was "Scholar"; 20.2% (171) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.6%), general labourer (5%), textile worker (4.1%) and domestic servant (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.3% of all Shorts, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Short?
Shorts were predominantly Roman Catholic (78.6%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (14.3%), Presbyterian (3.8%), Methodist (2.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.1%).
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Short statistics (1911)
Number: 846
Rank: 897
Average Age: 30
Short in the USA (2020)
Number: 54,312
Rank: 603
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
