Herbison family name history
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Herbison in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 114 people named Herbison in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 65 men to 49 women.
Counties with Herbison in Ireland
The Herbisons were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 100% of them (114 people).
Herbison average age in 1911
The average Herbison in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 27.9 for men and 33.6 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.
Herbison literacy in 1911
Of the Herbisons whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 11% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.3% reading and writing against 81% 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.
Herbison common first names
The most common male names were William (10), Robert, James, Adam and John. For women it was Lizzie (6), followed by Agnes, Maggie, Elizabeth and Annie.
Herbison occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Herbisons was farmer, 27.2% of them (31 people). Next came scholar / student (17.5%), textile worker (7%), general labourer (2.6%) and domestic servant (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.9% of all Herbisons, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Herbison?
Herbisons were overwhelmingly Presbyterian, 95.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.4%).
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Herbison statistics (1911)
114 in Ireland
3,561 most common surname in Ireland
30 average age
Herbisonin the USA (2020)
589 in USA (2020)
40,169 rank in USA (2020)
