Hurson family name history
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Hurson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 147 people named Hurson in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 73 men and 74 women.
Counties with Hurson in Ireland
The Hursons were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 59.2% of them (87 people). Next came Longford (29), Antrim (20), Monaghan (5) and Armagh (2).
Hurson average age in 1911
The average Hurson in 1911 was 31.5 years old, 31.5 for men and 31.4 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.
Hurson literacy in 1911
Of the Hursons whose literacy was recorded, 74.5% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 20.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 76.4% reading and writing against 72.5% 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.
Hurson common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Patrick, James, William and Peter. For women it was Bridget (10), followed by Mary, Ellen, Margaret and Agnes.
Hurson occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Hursons was farmer, 22.4% of them (33 people). Next came scholar / student (15.6%), no occupation / dependent (3.4%), other maker / factory worker (2%) and retired / pensioner (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.4% of all Hursons, followed by textiles & clothing, no occupation / dependent and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Hurson?
Hursons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.7%).
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Hurson statistics (1911)
147 in Ireland
3,033 most common surname in Ireland
32 average age
Hursonin the USA (2020)
163 in USA (2020)
114,090 rank in USA (2020)
