Clerkin family name history and map
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Clerkin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 599 people named Clerkin in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 314 men and 283 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Clerkin in Ireland
Monaghan was Clerkin country: 49.6% of them (297 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cavan (126), Sligo (75), Fermanagh (24) and Derry (22).
Clerkin average age in 1911
The average Clerkin in 1911 was 32.9 years old, 31.4 for men and 34.6 for women; slightly 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.
Clerkin literacy in 1911
Of the Clerkins whose literacy was recorded, 75.8% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 20% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.1% reading and writing against 73.1% 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.
Clerkin common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (62), John, James, Peter and Michael. For women it was Mary (39), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Margaret and Anne.
Clerkin occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Clerkins was farmer, 27.2% of them (163 people). Next came scholar / student (20.2%), farm labourer (4%), general labourer (2.2%) and domestic servant (1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.2% of all Clerkins, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Clerkin?
Clerkins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them.
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Clerkin statistics (1911)
Number: 599
Rank: 1,170
Average Age: 33
Clerkin in the USA (2020)
Number: 646
Rank: 37,126
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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