Wymbs family name history and map
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Wymbs in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 74 people named Wymbs in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 39 men and 35 women.
Counties with Wymbs in Ireland
The Wymbses were heavily concentrated in Sligo, home to 91.9% of them (68 people). Next came Leitrim (4) and Armagh (2).
Wymbs average age in 1911
The average Wymbs in 1911 was 33.6 years old, 37.1 for men and 29.7 for women; noticeably older 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.
Wymbs literacy in 1911
Of the Wymbses whose literacy was recorded, 66.2% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 32.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.1% reading and writing against 56.4% 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.
Wymbs common first names
The most common male names were James (6), Dan, Pat, John and Michael. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Bridget, Anne, Delia and Honor.
Wymbs occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Wymbses was farmer, 39.2% of them (29 people). Next came scholar / student (23%), knitter / lace worker (4.1%), retired / pensioner (1.4%) and seamstress (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 39.2% of all Wymbses, followed by textiles & clothing and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Wymbs?
Wymbses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Wymbs statistics (1911)
Number: 74
Rank: 4,607
Average Age: 34
Wymbs in the USA (2020)
Number: 302
Rank: 69,958
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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