Weafer family name history and map
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Weafer in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 85 people named Weafer in Ireland; roughly one in every 52,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 44 men and 41 women.
Counties with Weafer in Ireland
The Weafers were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 57.6% of them (49 people). Next came Kildare (24), Westmeath (6), Meath (3) and Antrim (1).
Weafer average age in 1911
The average Weafer in 1911 was 23.7 years old, 25.5 for men and 21.7 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.
Weafer literacy in 1911
Of the Weafers whose literacy was recorded, 76.6% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 18.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Weafer common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Francis, Thomas, Frank and Patrick. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Anne, Annie, Bridget and Elizabeth.
Weafer occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Weafer's census form was "Scholar"; 10.6% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (4.7%), mason / bricklayer (4.7%), textile worker (3.5%) and general labourer (2.4%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 11.8% of all Weafers, followed by transport, textiles & clothing and agriculture.
What religion is Weafer?
Weafers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.8% of them.
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Weafer statistics (1911)
Number: 85
Rank: 4,270
Average Age: 24
Weafer in the USA (2020)
Number: 185
Rank: 103,399
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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