Grimes family name history
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Grimes in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,473 people named Grimes in Ireland, about 0.034% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 585th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 775 men and 693 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Grimes in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Grimeses, 21.2% (313 people). Next came Tyrone (210), Mayo (156), Louth (129) and Limerick (106).
Grimes average age in 1911
The average Grimes in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 28.7 for men and 30.6 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.
Grimes literacy in 1911
Of the Grimeses whose literacy was recorded, 71.2% could both read and write, 6% could read but not write, and 22.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72.9% reading and writing against 69.3% 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.
Grimes common first names
The most common male names were John (115), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (117), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Ellen.
Grimes occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Grimes's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (305) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.1%), general labourer (5.6%), farm labourer (4%) and domestic servant (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.4% of all Grimeses, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Grimes?
Grimeses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.5%), Presbyterian (0.3%), Methodist (0.1%) and Moravian (0.1%).
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Grimes statistics (1911)
Number: 1,473
Rank: 585
Average Age: 30
Grimesin the USA (2020)
Number: 47,264
Rank: 709
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
