Askin family name history and map
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Askin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 92 people named Askin in Ireland; roughly one in every 48,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 45 men and 46 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Askin in Ireland
Down was Askin country: 31.5% of them (29 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (18), Antrim (10), Armagh (9) and Dublin (9).
Askin average age in 1911
The average Askin in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 28.8 for men and 32.5 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.
Askin literacy in 1911
Of the Askins whose literacy was recorded, 81.6% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 13.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86.7% reading and writing against 76.2% 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.
Askin common first names
The most common male names were William (9), John, Jacob, David and Thomas. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Catherine, Hanna, Maggie and Sarah.
Askin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Askin's census form was "Scholar"; 17.4% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (15.2%), farmer (9.8%), seamstress (8.7%) and textile worker (5.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Askins, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Askin?
The largest religious group among Askins was Roman Catholic, at 39.1%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (32.6%), Anglican (19.6%) and Methodist (7.6%).
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Askin statistics (1911)
Number: 92
Rank: 4,068
Average Age: 31
Askin in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,178
Rank: 22,396
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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