Freehill family name history and map
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Freehill in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named Freehill in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 33 men and 28 women.
Counties with Freehill in Ireland
The Freehills were heavily concentrated in Cavan, home to 50.8% of them (31 people). Next came Roscommon (20), Dublin (5), Mayo (3) and Sligo (2).
Freehill average age in 1911
The average Freehill in 1911 was 32.4 years old, 34.3 for men and 30.2 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.
Freehill literacy in 1911
Of the Freehills whose literacy was recorded, 66.7% could both read and write, 8.3% could read but not write, and 25% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.4% reading and writing against 62.5% 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.
Freehill common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (5), Patrick, Bernard, Charles and Francis. For women it was Bridget (5), followed by Ellen, Anne, Annie and Catherine.
Freehill occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Freehills was farmer, 44.3% of them (27 people). Next came scholar / student (19.7%), farm labourer (3.3%), clerk / office worker (1.6%) and domestic servant (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 47.5% of all Freehills, followed by clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is Freehill?
Freehills were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (6.6%).
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Freehill statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 32
Freehill in the USA (2020)
Number: 349
Rank: 62,049
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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