Babington family name history and map
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Babington in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 58 people named Babington in Ireland; roughly one in every 76,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 27 men and 31 women.
Counties with Babington in Ireland
Monaghan was Babington country: 25.9% of them (15 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (10), Cork (7), Antrim (6) and Kerry (6).
Babington average age in 1911
The average Babington in 1911 was 33.2 years old, 29.9 for men and 36.2 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.
Babington literacy in 1911
Of the Babingtons whose literacy was recorded, 96.4% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 3.6% 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.
Babington common first names
The most common male names were Anthony Brutus (2), Hume, Humphrey, Samuel David and Thomas. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Esther, Helen Muriel, Rosalie ? and Annie Marian.
Babington occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Babingtons was farmer, 15.5% of them (9 people). Next came scholar / student (15.5%), other professional (8.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (8.6%) and no occupation / dependent (6.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.5% of all Babingtons, followed by retail & commerce, professional and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Babington?
Babingtons were predominantly Anglican (77.6%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (12.1%) and Presbyterian (10.3%).
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Babington statistics (1911)
Number: 58
Rank: 5,290
Average Age: 33
Babington in the USA (2020)
Number: 652
Rank: 36,847
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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