Towers family name history and map
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Towers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 65 people named Towers in Ireland; roughly one in every 68,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 37 women to 28 men.
Counties with Towers in Ireland
The Towerses were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 80% of them (52 people). Next came Sligo (4), Tipperary (4), Cork (2) and Derry (2).
Towers average age in 1911
The average Towers in 1911 was 26.6 years old, 23.0 for men and 29.3 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Towers literacy in 1911
Of the Towerses whose literacy was recorded, 81.2% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 17.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86.1% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Towers common first names
The most common male names were Luke (3), Frederick Charles, Michael, Patrick and Brendan. For women it was Margaret (3), followed by Caroline, Helen, Kathleen and Marjorie.
Towers occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Towers's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were dressmaker / milliner (6.2%), agent / manager (4.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%) and farmer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 9.2% of all Towerses, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Towers?
Towerses were predominantly Roman Catholic (78.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (12.3%), Methodist (7.7%) and Congregationalist (1.5%).
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Towers statistics (1911)
Number: 65
Rank: 4,937
Average Age: 27
Towers in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,172
Rank: 7,648
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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