Humphrey family name history
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Humphrey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 173 people named Humphrey in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 90 men and 83 women.
Counties with Humphrey in Ireland
Antrim was Humphrey country: 26.6% of them (46 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (26), Dublin (20), Cork (12) and Derry (10).
Humphrey average age in 1911
The average Humphrey in 1911 was 27.5 years old, 26.3 for men and 28.7 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.
Humphrey literacy in 1911
Of the Humphreys whose literacy was recorded, 85.4% could both read and write, 1.2% could read but not write, and 13.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.7% reading and writing against 84% 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.
Humphrey common first names
The most common male names were James (11), John, William, Thomas and Michael. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Margaret, Catherine, Kate and Ellen.
Humphrey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Humphrey's census form was "Scholar"; 15.6% (27) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.9%), farmer (5.8%) and general labourer (5.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11% of all Humphreys, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Humphrey?
The largest religious group among Humphreys was Roman Catholic, at 37%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.9%), Presbyterian (28.3%), Congregationalist (2.9%) and Unitarian (2.9%).
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Humphrey statistics (1911)
Number: 173
Rank: 2,744
Average Age: 28
Humphreyin the USA (2020)
Number: 46,668
Rank: 722
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
