Hook family name history and map
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Hook in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 62 people named Hook in Ireland; roughly one in every 71,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 33 men and 28 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Hook in Ireland
Down was Hook country: 46.8% of them (29 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (17), Cork (4), Armagh (3) and Dublin (3).
Hook average age in 1911
The average Hook in 1911 was 20.8 years old, 18.7 for men and 23.2 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.
Hook literacy in 1911
Of the Hooks whose literacy was recorded, 71.2% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 25.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 80.6% reading and writing against 59.3% 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.
Hook common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Joseph, David, David Campbell and H. For women it was Mary Jane (3), followed by Sarah, Annie, Edith and Elizabeth.
Hook occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hook's census form was "Scholar"; 27.4% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.7%), general labourer (4.8%), textile worker (3.2%) and clerk / office worker (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.7% of all Hooks, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and public service & defence.
What religion is Hook?
Most Hooks, 61.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.7%), Methodist (12.9%) and Roman Catholic (4.8%).
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Hook statistics (1911)
Number: 62
Rank: 5,082
Average Age: 21
Hook in the USA (2020)
Number: 12,366
Rank: 2,835
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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