Arkins family name history and map
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Arkins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named Arkins in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 36 men to 25 women.
Counties with Arkins in Ireland
Clare was Arkins country: 27.9% of them (17 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cavan (12), Westmeath (11), Dublin (9) and Meath (9).
Arkins average age in 1911
The average Arkins in 1911 was 37.8 years old, 35.1 for men and 41.7 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.
Arkins literacy in 1911
Of the Arkinses whose literacy was recorded, 86.7% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 10% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92% reading and writing against 82.9% 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.
Arkins common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Patrick, Thomas, James and Francis. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Anne, Bridget, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Arkins occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Arkinses was farmer, 29.5% of them (18 people). Next came scholar / student (16.4%), general labourer (9.8%), housekeeper (3.3%) and retired / pensioner (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.1% of all Arkinses, followed by general labourers, public service & defence and domestic service.
What religion is Arkins?
Arkinses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.3%).
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Arkins statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 38
Arkins in the USA (2020)
Number: 266
Rank: 77,676
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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