Sparling family name history
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Sparling in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 114 people named Sparling in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 55 men and 58 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Sparling in Ireland
The Sparlings were heavily concentrated in Limerick, home to 62.3% of them (71 people). Next came Dublin (14), Clare (9), Tipperary (7) and Carlow (5).
Sparling average age in 1911
The average Sparling in 1911 was 27.3 years old, 28.4 for men and 26.2 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.
Sparling literacy in 1911
Of the Sparlings whose literacy was recorded, 82.6% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 14.7% 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.
Sparling common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Thomas, James, Joseph and William. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Annie and Bridget.
Sparling occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sparling's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.5%), other maker / factory worker (3.5%), blacksmith / smith (2.6%) and domestic servant (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.2% of all Sparlings, followed by manufacturing & trades, domestic service and metal & engineering.
What religion is Sparling?
The largest religious group among Sparlings was Anglican, at 45.6%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (42.1%) and Methodist (11.4%).
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Sparling statistics (1911)
Number: 114
Rank: 3,561
Average Age: 27
Sparlingin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,318
Rank: 12,715
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
