Hipwell family name history and map
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Hipwell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 87 people named Hipwell in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 47 men and 40 women.
Counties with Hipwell in Ireland
Laois was Hipwell country: 43.7% of them (38 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (26), Offaly (6), Waterford (5) and Wicklow (5).
Hipwell average age in 1911
The average Hipwell in 1911 was 27.0 years old, 26.9 for men and 27.1 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.
Hipwell literacy in 1911
Of the Hipwells whose literacy was recorded, 88.2% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 11.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.5% reading and writing against 86.8% 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.
Hipwell common first names
The most common male names were John (6), James, Thomas, Patrick and Christopher. For women it was Catherine (4), followed by Mary, Anne, Bridget and Edith Constance.
Hipwell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hipwell's census form was "Scholar"; 18.4% (16) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.4%), blacksmith / smith (2.3%) and clerk / office worker (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.6% of all Hipwells, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and professional.
What religion is Hipwell?
Most Hipwells, 55.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (33.3%), Baptist (6.9%), Methodist (1.1%) and Presbyterian (1.1%).
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Hipwell statistics (1911)
Number: 87
Rank: 4,204
Average Age: 27
Hipwell in the USA (2020)
Number: 432
Rank: 51,968
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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