Syme family name history and map

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Syme in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 16 people named Syme in Ireland: 9 men and 7 women.

Counties with Syme in Ireland

Most Symes were found in Kildare (6), with smaller numbers in Wicklow (4), Down (3), Antrim (2) and Cork (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Syme average age in 1911

The average Syme in 1911 was 23.1 years old, though with only 16 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Syme literacy in 1911

Of the Symes whose literacy was recorded, 91.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 8.3% could do neither.

Syme common first names

Among the Symes were men named David Watson (2), George, James, John and John Diggan and women named Annie, Elizabeth, Florrie, Jessie Bell and Marget Muir.

Syme occupations in 1911

Too few Symes had an occupation recorded to say anything meaningful.

What religion is Syme?

Most Symes, 62.5%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.2%) and Quaker (6.2%).

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Syme statistics (1911)

Number: 16
Rank: 10,820
Average Age: 23

Symein the USA (2020)

Number: 935
Rank: 27,325

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

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