Somers family name history and map
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Somers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,102 people named Somers in Ireland, about 0.025% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 727th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 578 men and 520 women. (A small number, 4, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Somers in Ireland
Wexford had the largest share of Somerses, 20.6% (227 people). Next came Dublin (168), Wicklow (80), Derry (70) and Kilkenny (67).
Somers average age in 1911
The average Somers in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.2 for men and 29.6 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.
Somers literacy in 1911
Of the Somerses whose literacy was recorded, 78.3% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 18.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.5% reading and writing against 76.8% 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.
Somers common first names
The most common male names were John (69), James, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (89), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Elizabeth.
Somers occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Somers's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (221) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.8%), farm labourer (5.1%), general labourer (5%) and domestic servant (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.1% of all Somerses, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Somers?
Somerses were predominantly Roman Catholic (83.7%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (12.7%), Presbyterian (1.9%), Plymouth Brethren (0.6%) and Baptist (0.3%).
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Somers statistics (1911)
Number: 1,102
Rank: 727
Average Age: 29
Somersin the USA (2020)
Number: 10,381
Rank: 3,373
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
