Hearne family name history and map
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Hearne in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 475 people named Hearne in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,200 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 231 men and 243 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hearne in Ireland
The Hearnes were heavily concentrated in Waterford, home to 60% of them (285 people). Next came Dublin (50), Kilkenny (45), Wexford (32) and Tipperary (17).
Hearne average age in 1911
The average Hearne in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 30.4 for men and 33.3 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.
Hearne literacy in 1911
Of the Hearnes whose literacy was recorded, 79.7% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 16.8% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Hearne common first names
The most common male names were John (34), James, Patrick, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (45), followed by Ellen, Bridget, Margaret and Catherine.
Hearne occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hearne's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (93) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.2%), domestic servant (5.5%), farm labourer (5.3%) and general labourer (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.6% of all Hearnes, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Hearne?
Hearnes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.2%).
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Hearne statistics (1911)
Number: 475
Rank: 1,399
Average Age: 32
Hearne in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,287
Rank: 9,469
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.