Hehir family name history and map
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Hehir in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 813 people named Hehir in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 439 men and 372 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hehir in Ireland
The Hehirs were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 66.4% of them (540 people). Next came Galway (125), Limerick (92), Dublin (15) and Kilkenny (8).
Hehir average age in 1911
The average Hehir in 1911 was 32.7 years old, 32.5 for men and 33.1 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.
Hehir literacy in 1911
Of the Hehirs whose literacy was recorded, 76.4% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 19.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.6% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Hehir common first names
The most common male names were John (80), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (69), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Catherine and Ellen.
Hehir occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Hehirs was farmer, 23% of them (187 people). Next came scholar / student (18.9%), farm labourer (4.9%), general labourer (4.9%) and domestic servant (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.8% of all Hehirs, followed by general labourers, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Hehir?
Hehirs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.2%).
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Hehir statistics (1911)
Number: 813
Rank: 931
Average Age: 33
Hehir in the USA (2020)
Number: 598
Rank: 39,643
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.