Spears family name history and map
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Spears in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named Spears in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 30 men and 33 women.
Counties with Spears in Ireland
Antrim was Spears country: 30.2% of them (19 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (10), Louth (10), Leitrim (7) and Tipperary (5).
Spears average age in 1911
The average Spears in 1911 was 32.4 years old, 32.2 for men and 32.5 for women; slightly older 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.
Spears literacy in 1911
Of the Spearses whose literacy was recorded, 90.3% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 4.8% 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.
Spears common first names
The most common male names were William (7), John, James, Patrick and Samuel. For women it was Elizabeth (6), followed by Margaret, Anastasia, Catherine and Florence.
Spears occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Spears's census form was "Scholar"; 28.6% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.7%), general labourer (7.9%), carpenter / joiner (4.8%) and textile worker (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.3% of all Spearses, followed by general labourers, building & construction and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Spears?
The largest religious group among Spearses was Roman Catholic, at 42.9%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (41.3%) and Anglican (15.9%).
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Spears statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 32
Spears in the USA (2020)
Number: 40,009
Rank: 845
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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