Hewson family name history and map
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Hewson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 201 people named Hewson in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 94 men and 107 women.
Counties with Hewson in Ireland
Dublin was Hewson country: 43.3% of them (87 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (26), Cork (16), Leitrim (13) and Tipperary (13).
Hewson average age in 1911
The average Hewson in 1911 was 33.6 years old, 33.8 for men and 33.5 for women; noticeably older 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.
Hewson literacy in 1911
Of the Hewsons whose literacy was recorded, 92.2% could both read and write, 1% could read but not write, and 6.8% 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.
Hewson common first names
The most common male names were John (7), William, George, Thomas and Edward. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Bridget and Catherine.
Hewson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hewson's census form was "Scholar"; 14.4% (29) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10%), clerk / office worker (7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3%) and carpenter / joiner (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.4% of all Hewsons, followed by clerical & administration, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Hewson?
The largest religious group among Hewsons was Roman Catholic, at 49.8%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (45.8%), Presbyterian (2.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.5%).
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Hewson statistics (1911)
Number: 201
Rank: 2,504
Average Age: 34
Hewsonin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,371
Rank: 19,670
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
