Hobson family name history and map
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Hobson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 324 people named Hobson in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 160 men and 163 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Hobson in Ireland
Armagh had the largest share of Hobsons, 22.8% (74 people). Next came Antrim (61), Dublin (58), Down (29) and Wicklow (27).
Hobson average age in 1911
The average Hobson in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 27.8 for men and 29.4 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.
Hobson literacy in 1911
Of the Hobsons whose literacy was recorded, 83.2% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 12.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.8% reading and writing against 81.5% 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.
Hobson common first names
The most common male names were John (13), James, Joseph, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Sarah (12), followed by Mary, Elizabeth, Annie and Jane.
Hobson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hobson's census form was "Scholar"; 18.5% (60) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (4.6%), general labourer (3.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.7%) and textile worker (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.4% of all Hobsons, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Hobson?
Hobsons were predominantly Anglican (71.9%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (11.4%), Quaker (7.4%), Presbyterian (4.6%) and Methodist (4.3%).
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Hobson statistics (1911)
Number: 324
Rank: 1,817
Average Age: 29
Hobson in the USA (2020)
Number: 16,503
Rank: 2,139
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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