Crookshanks family name history and map
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Crookshanks in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named Crookshanks in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 36 women to 26 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Crookshanks in Ireland
The Crookshankses were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 81% of them (51 people). Next came Monaghan (8), Antrim (1), Armagh (1) and Dublin (1).
Crookshanks average age in 1911
The average Crookshanks in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 34.0 for men and 25.3 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.
Crookshanks literacy in 1911
Of the Crookshankses whose literacy was recorded, 81.4% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 16.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.6% reading and writing against 78.1% 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.
Crookshanks common first names
The most common male names were Samuel (4), William, James, Thomas and Andrew. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Jane, Maria, Sarah and Agnes.
Crookshanks occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crookshanks's census form was "Scholar"; 15.9% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (9.5%), farmer (7.9%), textile worker (4.8%) and carpenter / joiner (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.1% of all Crookshankses, followed by general labourers, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Crookshanks?
Crookshankses were predominantly Presbyterian (76.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (23.8%).
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Crookshanks statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 29
Crookshanks in the USA (2020)
Number: 499
Rank: 46,089
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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