Hamill family name history and map
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Hamill in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,120 people named Hamill in Ireland, about 0.048% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 417th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,048 men and 1,066 women. (A small number, 6, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hamill in Ireland
Antrim was Hamill country: 44.8% of them (950 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (209), Louth (206), Tyrone (193) and Monaghan (151).
Hamill average age in 1911
The average Hamill in 1911 was 30.7 years old, 30.2 for men and 31.1 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.
Hamill literacy in 1911
Of the Hamills whose literacy was recorded, 77.4% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 17.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.9% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Hamill common first names
The most common male names were John (128), James, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (127), followed by Annie, Margaret, Sarah and Maggie.
Hamill occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hamill's census form was "Scholar"; 17.9% (380) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), textile worker (6.1%), general labourer (4.5%) and farm labourer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.8% of all Hamills, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Hamill?
Most Hamills, 63.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (21.8%), Anglican (12.1%), Methodist (1.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.5%).
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Hamill statistics (1911)
Number: 2,120
Rank: 417
Average Age: 31
Hamill in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,315
Rank: 6,177
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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