Rockett family name history
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Rockett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 147 people named Rockett in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 74 men and 73 women.
Counties with Rockett in Ireland
Waterford was Rockett country: 45.6% of them (67 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (32), Kilkenny (23), Dublin (10) and Limerick (9).
Rockett average age in 1911
The average Rockett in 1911 was 36.1 years old, 33.2 for men and 39.0 for women; noticeably 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.
Rockett literacy in 1911
Of the Rocketts whose literacy was recorded, 85.1% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 10.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87% reading and writing against 83.3% 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.
Rockett common first names
The most common male names were James (12), John, Edmond, Patrick and Richard. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Rockett occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Rocketts was farmer, 21.8% of them (32 people). Next came scholar / student (10.2%), general labourer (7.5%), farm labourer (4.8%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.5% of all Rocketts, followed by general labourers, domestic service and building & construction.
What religion is Rockett?
Rocketts were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.4%) and Methodist (0.7%).
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Rockett statistics (1911)
Number: 147
Rank: 3,033
Average Age: 36
Rockettin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,701
Rank: 11,202
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
