Sweetnam family name history and map
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Sweetnam in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 250 people named Sweetnam in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 122 men and 127 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sweetnam in Ireland
The Sweetnams were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 93.6% of them (234 people). Next came Derry (6), Dublin (4), Kerry (4) and Fermanagh (1).
Sweetnam average age in 1911
The average Sweetnam in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 29.2 for men and 29.6 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Sweetnam literacy in 1911
Of the Sweetnams whose literacy was recorded, 90.4% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92.9% reading and writing against 87.7% of men. 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.
Sweetnam common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Richard, George, William and Henry. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Annie and Catherine.
Sweetnam occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Sweetnams was farmer, 27.2% of them (68 people). Next came scholar / student (23.6%), housekeeper (1.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.2%) and clerk / office worker (0.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.6% of all Sweetnams, followed by domestic service, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Sweetnam?
Sweetnams were predominantly Anglican (76.8%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (12.8%) and Methodist (10.4%).
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Sweetnam statistics (1911)
Number: 250
Rank: 2,173
Average Age: 29
Sweetnam in the USA (2020)
Number: 224
Rank: 88,925
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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