Fitzsimon family name history and map
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Fitzsimon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 130 people named Fitzsimon in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 66 men and 64 women.
Counties with Fitzsimon in Ireland
Dublin was Fitzsimon country: 35.4% of them (46 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wicklow (22), Armagh (10), Limerick (8) and Tipperary (8).
Fitzsimon average age in 1911
The average Fitzsimon in 1911 was 27.3 years old, 25.7 for men and 29.0 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.
Fitzsimon literacy in 1911
Of the Fitzsimons whose literacy was recorded, 85.2% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 11.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.7% reading and writing against 79% 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.
Fitzsimon common first names
The most common male names were James (9), John, Patrick, Andrew and Bartholomew. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Sarah and Margaret.
Fitzsimon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Fitzsimon's census form was "Scholar"; 19.2% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.7%), domestic servant (5.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.4%) and teacher (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10% of all Fitzsimons, followed by domestic service, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Fitzsimon?
Fitzsimons were predominantly Roman Catholic (81.5%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (12.3%), Jewish (3.8%) and Anglican (0.8%).
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Fitzsimon statistics (1911)
Number: 130
Rank: 3,284
Average Age: 27
Fitzsimonin the USA (2020)
Number: 147
Rank: 123,144
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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