Hilditch family name history
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Hilditch in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 135 people named Hilditch in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 64 men and 71 women.
Counties with Hilditch in Ireland
The Hilditches were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 100% of them (135 people).
Hilditch average age in 1911
The average Hilditch in 1911 was 26.1 years old, 26.4 for men and 25.9 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.
Hilditch literacy in 1911
Of the Hilditches whose literacy was recorded, 78.6% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 18.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Hilditch common first names
The most common male names were John (9), William, Robert, Samuel and David. For women it was Elizabeth (9), followed by Jane, Maggie, Mary and Annie.
Hilditch occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hilditch's census form was "Scholar"; 14.8% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (8.9%), farmer (7.4%), textile worker (7.4%) and dressmaker / milliner (3.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 14.8% of all Hilditches, followed by general labourers, agriculture and building & construction.
What religion is Hilditch?
Hilditches were predominantly Presbyterian (83.7%). The remainder were mostly Methodist (8.1%), Anglican (3%), Congregationalist (3%) and Baptist (1.5%).
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Hilditch statistics (1911)
Number: 135
Rank: 3,198
Average Age: 26
Hilditchin the USA (2020)
Number: 341
Rank: 63,263
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
