Wier family name history and map
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Wier in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named Wier in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 33 men to 26 women.
Counties with Wier in Ireland
Antrim was Wier country: 28.8% of them (17 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (8), Down (7), Tyrone (7) and Cavan (4).
Wier average age in 1911
The average Wier in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 30.5 for men and 34.5 for women; slightly 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.
Wier literacy in 1911
Of the Wiers whose literacy was recorded, 68.4% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 28.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73.1% reading and writing against 64.5% 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.
Wier common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Joseph, Patrick, William and David. For women it was Elizabeth (5), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Mary and Aggie.
Wier occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Wiers was general labourer, 13.6% of them (8 people). Next came textile worker (11.9%), scholar / student (10.2%), farm labourer (8.5%) and farmer (6.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.3% of all Wiers, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Wier?
The largest religious group among Wiers was Roman Catholic, at 45.8%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (23.7%), Presbyterian (20.3%) and Non-Conformist (8.5%).
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Wier statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 32
Wier in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,485
Rank: 12,004
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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