Spink's family name history and map
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Spink's in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named Spink's in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 40 men and 37 women.
Counties with Spink's in Ireland
Dublin was Spink's country: 26% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cavan (11), Westmeath (9), Donegal (7) and Cork (5).
Spink's average age in 1911
The average Spink's in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 29.2 for men and 32.8 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.
Spink's literacy in 1911
Of the Spink'ses whose literacy was recorded, 92% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 97.2% reading and writing against 87.2% 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.
Spink's common first names
The most common male names were William (5), Henry, John, Alexander and Edmund. For women it was Jane (3), followed by Lizzie, Mary, Annie and Louisa.
Spink's occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Spink's's census form was "Scholar"; 16.9% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (5.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.2%), farmer (3.9%) and agent / manager (2.6%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 7.8% of all Spink'ses, followed by retail & commerce, transport and agriculture.
What religion is Spink's?
Most Spink'ses, 68.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (26%) and Presbyterian (5.2%).
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Spink's statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 31
Spink's in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,589
Rank: 5,935
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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