Harkness family name history and map
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Harkness in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 510 people named Harkness in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,600 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 260 men and 249 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Harkness in Ireland
Antrim was Harkness country: 43.3% of them (221 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (101), Down (59), Derry (44) and Cavan (22).
Harkness average age in 1911
The average Harkness in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 28.3 for men and 30.4 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.
Harkness literacy in 1911
Of the Harknesses whose literacy was recorded, 81.2% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Harkness common first names
The most common male names were William (27), Robert, James, John and Thomas. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Annie and Jane.
Harkness occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Harkness's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (108) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), general labourer (4.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.5%) and textile worker (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.3% of all Harknesses, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Harkness?
The largest religious group among Harknesses was Presbyterian, at 46.3%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (36.9%), Roman Catholic (3.3%), Unitarian (2.5%) and Methodist (2.4%).
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Harkness statistics (1911)
Number: 510
Rank: 1,334
Average Age: 29
Harknessin the USA (2020)
Number: 5,554
Rank: 5,971
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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