Dinsmore family name history and map
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Dinsmore in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 361 people named Dinsmore in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 166 men and 194 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Dinsmore in Ireland
Derry was Dinsmore country: 35.5% of them (128 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (93), Donegal (77), Down (36) and Tyrone (20).
Dinsmore average age in 1911
The average Dinsmore in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 30.4 for men and 28.4 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.
Dinsmore literacy in 1911
Of the Dinsmores whose literacy was recorded, 76.1% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 21.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.4% reading and writing against 73.4% 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.
Dinsmore common first names
The most common male names were James (23), William, John, Samuel and Robert. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Sarah, Maggie, Martha and Elizabeth.
Dinsmore occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dinsmore's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (78) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), farm labourer (4.2%), domestic servant (3.9%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.2% of all Dinsmores, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Dinsmore?
The largest religious group among Dinsmores was Anglican, at 41.8%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (41.8%), Roman Catholic (13.6%), Baptist (1.1%) and Unitarian (1.1%).
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Dinsmore statistics (1911)
Number: 361
Rank: 1,696
Average Age: 29
Dinsmore in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,588
Rank: 7,052
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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