Hempenstall family name history and map
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Hempenstall in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 153 people named Hempenstall in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 78 men and 75 women.
Counties with Hempenstall in Ireland
Wexford was Hempenstall country: 38.6% of them (59 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (46), Wicklow (42), Kerry (2) and Antrim (1).
Hempenstall average age in 1911
The average Hempenstall in 1911 was 26.8 years old, 26.4 for men and 27.2 for women; noticeably 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.
Hempenstall literacy in 1911
Of the Hempenstalls whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 15% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.6% reading and writing against 76.6% 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.
Hempenstall common first names
The most common male names were James (15), John, George, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Jane and Sarah.
Hempenstall occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hempenstall's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (33) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (5.2%), blacksmith / smith (4.6%), farm labourer (4.6%) and domestic servant (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.1% of all Hempenstalls, followed by domestic service, metal & engineering and general labourers.
What religion is Hempenstall?
Most Hempenstalls, 64.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34%).
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Hempenstall statistics (1911)
Number: 153
Rank: 2,966
Average Age: 27
Hempenstall in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.