Sproule family name history and map
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Sproule in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 496 people named Sproule in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 229 men and 267 women.
Counties with Sproule in Ireland
The Sproules were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 54.2% of them (269 people). Next came Donegal (61), Antrim (38), Dublin (30) and Monaghan (14).
Sproule average age in 1911
The average Sproule in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 29.3 for men and 32.8 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.
Sproule literacy in 1911
Of the Sproules whose literacy was recorded, 77.5% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.9% reading and writing against 71.1% 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.
Sproule common first names
The most common male names were Robert (26), James, William, John and Thomas. For women it was Mary (20), followed by Elizabeth, Catherine, Jane and Sarah.
Sproule occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sproule's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (97) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.1%), farm labourer (5.4%), seamstress (4.4%) and domestic servant (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Sproules, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Sproule?
The largest religious group among Sproules was Anglican, at 43.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (30.6%), Methodist (13.3%), Roman Catholic (10.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.2%).
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Sproule statistics (1911)
Number: 496
Rank: 1,363
Average Age: 31
Sproule in the USA (2020)
Number: 848
Rank: 29,648
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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