Fitzsimmons family name history and map
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Fitzsimmons in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 543 people named Fitzsimmons in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 247 men and 295 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Fitzsimmons in Ireland
Down was Fitzsimmons country: 28.4% of them (154 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (122), Dublin (94), Cavan (25) and Meath (18).
Fitzsimmons average age in 1911
The average Fitzsimmons in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 28.8 for men and 30.1 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.
Fitzsimmons literacy in 1911
Of the Fitzsimmonses whose literacy was recorded, 81.7% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 13.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.9% reading and writing against 78.2% 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.
Fitzsimmons common first names
The most common male names were James (29), John, William, Patrick and Joseph. For women it was Mary (38), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Margaret and Bridget.
Fitzsimmons occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Fitzsimmons's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (102) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.7%), textile worker (4.8%), general labourer (4.2%) and domestic servant (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.5% of all Fitzsimmonses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Fitzsimmons?
Most Fitzsimmonses, 67%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.9%), Presbyterian (13.4%), Methodist (1.1%) and Baptist (0.4%).
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Fitzsimmons statistics (1911)
Number: 543
Rank: 1,265
Average Age: 30
Fitzsimmons in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,726
Rank: 3,950
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.