Withers family name history and map
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Withers in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 205 people named Withers in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 106 men and 98 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Withers in Ireland
Down was Withers country: 33.7% of them (69 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (60), Dublin (25), Armagh (20) and Wicklow (12).
Withers average age in 1911
The average Withers in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 28.8 for men and 32.0 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Withers literacy in 1911
Of the Witherses whose literacy was recorded, 80.1% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84% reading and writing against 76% 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.
Withers common first names
The most common male names were James (12), John, Alexander, Edward and George. For women it was Elizabeth (6), followed by Annie, Ellen, Maggie and Mary.
Withers occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Withers's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (41) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (10.2%), general labourer (3.9%), farmer (3.4%) and clerk / office worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 14.6% of all Witherses, followed by agriculture, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Withers?
The largest religious group among Witherses was Anglican, at 46.8%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (31.7%), Roman Catholic (16.1%), Protestant (2%) and Methodist (1.5%).
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Withers statistics (1911)
Number: 205
Rank: 2,468
Average Age: 30
Withersin the USA (2020)
Number: 10,973
Rank: 3,208
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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