Warde family name history and map
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Warde in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 309 people named Warde in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 160 men and 149 women.
Counties and map with Warde in Ireland
The Wardes were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 54.7% of them (169 people). Next came Mayo (58), Kilkenny (12), Westmeath (12) and Down (10).
Warde average age in 1911
The average Warde in 1911 was 26.2 years old, 26.2 for men and 26.2 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.
Warde literacy in 1911
Of the Wardes whose literacy was recorded, 71.7% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 24.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75% reading and writing against 68.5% 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.
Warde common first names
The most common male names were John (25), Patrick, Thomas, Michael and Martin. For women it was Mary (31), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Warde occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Warde's census form was "Scholar"; 26.5% (82) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.8%), domestic servant (2.6%), farm labourer (2.6%) and teacher (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.7% of all Wardes, followed by domestic service, professional and general labourers.
What religion is Warde?
Wardes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.5%).
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Warde statistics (1911)
Number: 309
Rank: 1,881
Average Age: 26
Warde in the USA (2020)
Number: 528
Rank: 43,946
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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