Hobbs family name history and map
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Hobbs in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 286 people named Hobbs in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 148 men and 138 women.
Counties with Hobbs in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Hobbses, 18.5% (53 people). Next came Armagh (52), Cork (41), Wexford (40) and Antrim (35).
Hobbs average age in 1911
The average Hobbs in 1911 was 28.1 years old, 26.4 for men and 30.0 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.
Hobbs literacy in 1911
Of the Hobbses whose literacy was recorded, 84.2% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 12.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 85.3% reading and writing against 83% 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.
Hobbs common first names
The most common male names were John (17), James, Thomas, Joseph and William. For women it was Annie (12), followed by Mary, Margaret, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Hobbs occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hobbs's census form was "Scholar"; 19.6% (56) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (9.1%), farmer (8%), carpenter / joiner (4.2%) and general labourer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all Hobbses, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and general labourers.
What religion is Hobbs?
Most Hobbses, 51.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (31.1%), Presbyterian (14.3%), Methodist (1%) and Protestant (0.3%).
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Hobbs statistics (1911)
Number: 286
Rank: 1,984
Average Age: 28
Hobbsin the USA (2020)
Number: 46,281
Rank: 730
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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