Spiller family name history and map
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Spiller in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Spiller in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 23 men and 27 women.
Counties with Spiller in Ireland
Antrim was Spiller country: 36% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (11), Cork (9), Kerry (6) and Derry (2).
Spiller average age in 1911
The average Spiller in 1911 was 36.1 years old, 35.5 for men and 36.7 for women; noticeably 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.
Spiller literacy in 1911
Of the Spillers whose literacy was recorded, 96% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 4% 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.
Spiller common first names
The most common male names were Edward (2), Edwin F, A L, Charles Robert and Daniel Frederick. For women it was Alice (1), followed by Alice May, Catherine Cooks, Cathrine and Charlotte.
Spiller occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Spiller's census form was "Scholar"; 14% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were other professional (8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (8%), other maker / factory worker (4%) and plumber (4%). Grouped by sector, professional accounted for 10% of all Spillers, followed by retail & commerce, building & construction and transport.
What religion is Spiller?
Spillers were overwhelmingly Anglican, 98% of them. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (2%).
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Spiller statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 36
Spillerin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,954
Rank: 6,564
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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