Supple family name history and map
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Supple in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 230 people named Supple in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 112 men and 118 women.
Counties with Supple in Ireland
Cork had the largest share of Supples, 23.9% (55 people). Next came Limerick (52), Kerry (22), Waterford (18) and Dublin (17).
Supple average age in 1911
The average Supple in 1911 was 27.9 years old, 27.3 for men and 28.6 for women; a touch younger 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.
Supple literacy in 1911
Of the Supples whose literacy was recorded, 77.9% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 19.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81% reading and writing against 74.5% 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.
Supple common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Michael, James, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Bridget, Kate, Margaret and Ellen.
Supple occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Supple's census form was "Scholar"; 25.2% (58) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10%), farm labourer (7.4%), general labourer (4.3%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.6% of all Supples, followed by domestic service, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Supple?
Supples were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.2%) and Methodist (1.3%).
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Supple statistics (1911)
Number: 230
Rank: 2,308
Average Age: 28
Supple in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,178
Rank: 22,396
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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