Humphries family name history and map
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Humphries in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 393 people named Humphries in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 186 men and 205 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Humphries in Ireland
Armagh had the largest share of Humphrieses, 20.1% (79 people). Next came Down (58), Antrim (50), Cork (42) and Dublin (29).
Humphries average age in 1911
The average Humphries in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 26.4 for men and 31.0 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.
Humphries literacy in 1911
Of the Humphrieses whose literacy was recorded, 79.3% could both read and write, 6.7% could read but not write, and 14% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Humphries common first names
The most common male names were John (23), William, Thomas, James and Robert. For women it was Margaret (21), followed by Elizabeth, Mary, Ellen and Sarah.
Humphries occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Humphries's census form was "Scholar"; 24.2% (95) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.2%), textile worker (4.8%), general labourer (3.6%) and railway / tram worker (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.7% of all Humphrieses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Humphries?
The largest religious group among Humphrieses was Anglican, at 48.9%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.6%), Methodist (8.4%), Presbyterian (6.1%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.3%).
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Humphries statistics (1911)
Number: 393
Rank: 1,591
Average Age: 29
Humphries in the USA (2020)
Number: 17,059
Rank: 2,065
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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