Aikin family name history and map
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Aikin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 62 people named Aikin in Ireland; roughly one in every 71,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 32 men and 29 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Aikin in Ireland
Down was Aikin country: 41.9% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (24), Tyrone (7), Dublin (3) and Donegal (2).
Aikin average age in 1911
The average Aikin in 1911 was 33.2 years old, 35.7 for men and 30.6 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.
Aikin literacy in 1911
Of the Aikins whose literacy was recorded, 90.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 9.8% 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.
Aikin common first names
The most common male names were Robert (4), Hugh, John, James and William. For women it was Jane (3), followed by Sarah, Annie, Elizabeth and Emily.
Aikin occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Aikins was farmer, 17.7% of them (11 people). Next came scholar / student (17.7%), mason / bricklayer (8.1%), agent / manager (3.2%) and housekeeper (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.4% of all Aikins, followed by building & construction, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Aikin?
Most Aikins, 50%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (40.3%), Roman Catholic (6.5%) and Non-Conformist (1.6%).
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Aikin statistics (1911)
Number: 62
Rank: 5,082
Average Age: 33
Aikin in the USA (2020)
Number: 872
Rank: 28,982
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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