Crampsie family name history and map
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Crampsie in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 58 people named Crampsie in Ireland; roughly one in every 76,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 34 women to 24 men.
Counties with Crampsie in Ireland
Donegal was Crampsie country: 43.1% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (21) and Derry (12).
Crampsie average age in 1911
The average Crampsie in 1911 was 35.6 years old, 37.1 for men and 34.4 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.
Crampsie literacy in 1911
Of the Crampsies whose literacy was recorded, 60.4% could both read and write, 17% could read but not write, and 22.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 63.6% reading and writing against 58.1% 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.
Crampsie common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Alexander, Denis, Frederick and Patrick. For women it was Catherine (5), followed by Maggie, Mary, Bessie and Matilda.
Crampsie occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crampsie's census form was "Scholar"; 17.2% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.6%), general labourer (5.2%), no occupation / dependent (5.2%) and farm labourer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.1% of all Crampsies, followed by general labourers, no occupation / dependent and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Crampsie?
Crampsies were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (6.9%).
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Crampsie statistics (1911)
Number: 58
Rank: 5,290
Average Age: 36
Crampsie in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.