Cockburn family name history and map
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Cockburn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 62 people named Cockburn in Ireland; roughly one in every 71,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 31 men and 31 women.
Counties with Cockburn in Ireland
Dublin was Cockburn country: 27.4% of them (17 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (15), Tipperary (10), Cork (6) and Donegal (6).
Cockburn average age in 1911
The average Cockburn in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 28.2 for men and 30.2 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.
Cockburn literacy in 1911
Of the Cockburns whose literacy was recorded, 84.2% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 14% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.3% reading and writing against 79.3% 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.
Cockburn common first names
The most common male names were Samuel (4), George, James, Alexander and Thomas. For women it was Kathleen (3), followed by Margaret, Jane, Louisa and Mary.
Cockburn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cockburn's census form was "Scholar"; 24.2% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (8.1%), other professional (4.8%), agent / manager (3.2%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 11.3% of all Cockburns, followed by professional, agriculture and domestic service.
What religion is Cockburn?
The largest religious group among Cockburns was Presbyterian, at 33.9%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (27.4%), Anglican (24.2%) and Methodist (3.2%).
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Cockburn statistics (1911)
Number: 62
Rank: 5,082
Average Age: 29
Cockburnin the USA (2020)
Number: 830
Rank: 30,199
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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