Somerville family name history and map
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Somerville in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 643 people named Somerville in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 302 men and 340 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Somerville in Ireland
Tyrone had the largest share of Somervilles, 20.2% (130 people). Next came Dublin (85), Fermanagh (78), Down (75) and Armagh (58).
Somerville average age in 1911
The average Somerville in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 27.6 for men and 29.8 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.
Somerville literacy in 1911
Of the Somervilles whose literacy was recorded, 81% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Somerville common first names
The most common male names were John (36), William, James, Robert and Joseph. For women it was Mary (22), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Margaret and Eliza.
Somerville occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Somerville's census form was "Scholar"; 21% (135) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), farm labourer (2.8%), domestic servant (2.5%) and general labourer (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18% of all Somervilles, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Somerville?
The largest religious group among Somervilles was Anglican, at 45.9%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (29.9%), Roman Catholic (19%), Methodist (3.3%) and Protestant (1.1%).
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Somerville statistics (1911)
Number: 643
Rank: 1,098
Average Age: 29
Somervillein the USA (2020)
Number: 6,334
Rank: 5,309
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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