Helen family name history and map
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Helen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 78 people named Helen in Ireland; roughly one in every 56,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 45 women to 33 men.
Counties with Helen in Ireland
The Helens were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 84.6% of them (66 people). Next came Dublin (8), Down (2), Antrim (1) and Mayo (1).
Helen average age in 1911
The average Helen in 1911 was 27.7 years old, 29.5 for men and 26.3 for women; a touch younger 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.
Helen literacy in 1911
Of the Helens whose literacy was recorded, 78.9% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 19.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.6% reading and writing against 77.5% 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.
Helen common first names
The most common male names were John (5), William, Richard, Charles and Frank. For women it was Ursula (4), followed by Lizzie, Margaret, Mary and Eliza.
Helen occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Helens was farmer, 23.1% of them (18 people). Next came scholar / student (9%), farm labourer (6.4%), domestic servant (3.8%) and general labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.5% of all Helens, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Helen?
Most Helens, 52.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (33.3%), Methodist (1.3%), Plymouth Brethren (1.3%) and Presbyterian (1.3%).
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Helen statistics (1911)
Number: 78
Rank: 4,470
Average Age: 28
Helen in the USA (2020)
Number: 504
Rank: 45,684
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.