[Dr. Sivana]

It seems a lot of my female ancestors in Germany must have had Neanderthal genes — 10 to 15 births was not uncommon.

Even now, traditional Catholics of Irish and German extraction (especially Irish wife with German husband) routinely are good for a ten to a dozen children in this country.

[ElkGroveDan]

Even now, traditional Catholics of Irish and German extraction (especially Irish wife with German husband) routinely are good for a ten to a dozen children

That was the case when I was growing up in Catholic schools in the 60s and 70s, but even then saying "most" would have been a bit of a stretch. Maybe a third of the families back then had five or more children. These days probably one in ten (devout) Catholic families have five or more children.