Hethrington family name history and map
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Hethrington in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named Hethrington in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 31 men to 20 women.
Counties with Hethrington in Ireland
Antrim was Hethrington country: 27.5% of them (14 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (8), Derry (8), Donegal (7) and Tipperary (6).
Hethrington average age in 1911
The average Hethrington in 1911 was 22.3 years old, 23.4 for men and 20.8 for women; noticeably 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.
Hethrington literacy in 1911
Of the Hethringtons whose literacy was recorded, 68.8% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 29.2% could do neither. 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.
Hethrington common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (5), Andrew, Robert, William and Edward. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Elizabeth, Lizzie, Annie and Bella.
Hethrington occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hethrington's census form was "Scholar"; 33.3% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.8%), farm labourer (5.9%), clerk / office worker (3.9%) and domestic servant (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.6% of all Hethringtons, followed by clerical & administration, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Hethrington?
Most Hethringtons, 60.8%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (29.4%) and Anglican (9.8%).
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Hethrington statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 22
Hethringtonin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
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