Squires family name history and map

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Squires in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 39 people named Squires in Ireland: 20 men and 19 women.

Counties and map with Squires in Ireland

Most Squireses were found in Dublin (22), with smaller numbers in Limerick (7), Down (6), Wexford (2) and Cork (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Squires average age in 1911

The average Squires in 1911 was 26.9 years old, though with only 39 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Squires literacy in 1911

Of the Squireses whose literacy was recorded, 91.9% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 8.1% could do neither.

Squires common first names

Among the Squireses were men named William (5), John (2), Alfred George, Charles and Ernest and women named Josephine (2), Alice, Anna Charlotte, Anna Hope and Doreen Mabel.

Squires occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Squires's census form was "Scholar"; 17.9% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (12.8%), clerk / office worker (5.1%), other professional (5.1%) and painter / decorator (5.1%).

What religion is Squires?

Most Squireses, 56.4%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (23.1%) and Roman Catholic (20.5%).

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Squires statistics (1911)

Number: 39
Rank: 6,592
Average Age: 27

Squires in the USA (2020)

Number: 13,398
Rank: 2,631

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero. 

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