Hooks family name history and map
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Hooks in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 97 people named Hooks in Ireland; roughly one in every 45,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 45 men and 52 women.
Counties with Hooks in Ireland
Antrim was Hooks country: 26.8% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (20), Armagh (13), Mayo (10) and Tyrone (8).
Hooks average age in 1911
The average Hooks in 1911 was 27.9 years old, 29.0 for men and 26.9 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.
Hooks literacy in 1911
Of the Hookses whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 16.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.1% reading and writing against 68.6% 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.
Hooks common first names
The most common male names were James (7), Thomas, John, Joseph and William. For women it was Jane (5), followed by Sarah, Bridget, Martha and Mary.
Hooks occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Hooks's census form was "Scholar"; 15.5% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.3%), dressmaker / milliner (7.2%), general labourer (7.2%) and textile worker (7.2%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.5% of all Hookses, followed by agriculture, building & construction and general labourers.
What religion is Hooks?
The largest religious group among Hookses was Roman Catholic, at 43.3%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (36.1%), Anglican (17.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (3.1%).
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Hooks statistics (1911)
Number: 97
Rank: 3,928
Average Age: 28
Hooksin the USA (2020)
Number: 16,401
Rank: 2,156
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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