Harkins family name history
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Harkins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 121 people named Harkins in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 62 men and 59 women.
Counties with Harkins in Ireland
Westmeath had the largest share of Harkinses, 19.8% (24 people). Next came Antrim (14), Down (13), Donegal (12) and Dublin (8).
Harkins average age in 1911
The average Harkins in 1911 was 27.7 years old, 27.8 for men and 27.5 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.
Harkins literacy in 1911
Of the Harkinses whose literacy was recorded, 75.7% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 20% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.3% reading and writing against 71.9% 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.
Harkins common first names
The most common male names were James (7), Patrick, John, Michael and Joseph. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Bridget and Ellen.
Harkins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Harkins's census form was "Scholar"; 15.7% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.8%), farm labourer (4.1%) and general labourer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.2% of all Harkinses, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Harkins?
Harkinses were predominantly Roman Catholic (77.7%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (12.4%) and Anglican (9.1%).
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Harkins statistics (1911)
Number: 121
Rank: 3,440
Average Age: 28
Harkinsin the USA (2020)
Number: 11,166
Rank: 3,147
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
