Hawkins family name history and map
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Hawkins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 697 people named Hawkins in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 320 men and 374 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hawkins in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Hawkinses, 18.7% (130 people). Next came Antrim (106), Galway (85), Cork (77) and Wexford (75).
Hawkins average age in 1911
The average Hawkins in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 29.7 for men and 29.7 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.
Hawkins literacy in 1911
Of the Hawkinses whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 15% 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.
Hawkins common first names
The most common male names were William (37), John, James, Thomas and Patrick. For women it was Mary (40), followed by Annie, Margaret, Elizabeth and Ellen.
Hawkins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hawkins's census form was "Scholar"; 17.4% (121) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.7%), general labourer (4.4%), domestic servant (3.6%) and textile worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.5% of all Hawkinses, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Hawkins?
Most Hawkinses, 54.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (36.9%), Presbyterian (7%), Methodist (1%) and Unitarian (0.3%).
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Hawkins statistics (1911)
Number: 697
Rank: 1,036
Average Age: 30
Hawkins in the USA (2020)
Number: 135,632
Rank: 207
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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