Heyburn family name history
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Heyburn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 118 people named Heyburn in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 54 men and 64 women.
Counties with Heyburn in Ireland
Antrim was Heyburn country: 35.6% of them (42 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (34), Armagh (17), Tyrone (15) and Dublin (6).
Heyburn average age in 1911
The average Heyburn in 1911 was 30.1 years old, 29.9 for men and 30.3 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Heyburn literacy in 1911
Of the Heyburns whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 21.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.6% reading and writing against 71.4% 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.
Heyburn common first names
The most common male names were James (6), Hugh, John, Robert and William. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Margaret, Agnes, Sarah and Maggie.
Heyburn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Heyburn's census form was "Scholar"; 22% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (10.2%), general labourer (8.5%), farm labourer (3.4%) and painter / decorator (3.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 13.6% of all Heyburns, followed by general labourers, agriculture and building & construction.
What religion is Heyburn?
The largest religious group among Heyburns was Anglican, at 34.7%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (30.5%), Presbyterian (25.4%), Plymouth Brethren (0.8%) and Protestant (0.8%).
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Heyburn statistics (1911)
Number: 118
Rank: 3,483
Average Age: 30
Heyburnin the USA (2020)
Number: 119
Rank: 142,788
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
