Twiss family name history and map
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Twiss in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Twiss in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 34 women to 25 men.
Counties with Twiss in Ireland
Kerry was Twiss country: 49.2% of them (29 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wicklow (9), Dublin (8), Armagh (5) and Cork (4).
Twiss average age in 1911
The average Twiss in 1911 was 39.5 years old, 43.6 for men and 36.6 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.
Twiss literacy in 1911
Of the Twisses whose literacy was recorded, 86.4% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88% reading and writing against 85.3% of 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.
Twiss common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Richard, William, Edward and George. For women it was Margaret (5), followed by Mary, Annie, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Twiss occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Twisses was farmer, 30.5% of them (18 people). Next came scholar / student (11.9%), clerk / office worker (5.1%), retired / pensioner (3.4%) and farm labourer (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.9% of all Twisses, followed by clerical & administration, professional and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Twiss?
Most Twisses, 54.2%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.6%) and Plymouth Brethren (10.2%).
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Twiss statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 40
Twiss in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,616
Rank: 17,160
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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