Hopkins family name history and map
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Hopkins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,815 people named Hopkins in Ireland, about 0.041% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 482nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 901 men and 912 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hopkins in Ireland
Mayo was Hopkins country: 32.2% of them (584 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (276), Roscommon (214), Galway (125) and Antrim (118).
Hopkins average age in 1911
The average Hopkins in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 29.9 for men and 31.9 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.
Hopkins literacy in 1911
Of the Hopkinses whose literacy was recorded, 73.1% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 22.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 74.2% reading and writing against 72% 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.
Hopkins common first names
The most common male names were John (132), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (169), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Anne and Annie.
Hopkins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hopkins's census form was "Scholar"; 20.8% (378) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.9%), general labourer (2.8%), farm labourer (2%) and domestic servant (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.5% of all Hopkinses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Hopkins?
Hopkinses were predominantly Roman Catholic (78.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (14.4%), Presbyterian (5.1%), Methodist (1.4%) and Salvation Army (0.3%).
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Hopkins statistics (1911)
Number: 1,815
Rank: 482
Average Age: 31
Hopkins in the USA (2020)
Number: 92,924
Rank: 332
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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