Humphrys family name history and map
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Humphrys in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 95 people named Humphrys in Ireland; roughly one in every 46,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 44 men and 51 women.
Counties with Humphrys in Ireland
Cavan was Humphrys country: 31.6% of them (30 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (21), Dublin (15), Antrim (10) and Limerick (8).
Humphrys average age in 1911
The average Humphrys in 1911 was 33.7 years old, 34.5 for men and 33.0 for women; noticeably older 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.
Humphrys literacy in 1911
Of the Humphryses whose literacy was recorded, 84.9% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 14% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 88.6% reading and writing against 81.6% 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.
Humphrys common first names
The most common male names were George (5), James, John, Robert and William. For women it was Margaret (4), followed by Eliza, Ellen, Sarah and Letitia.
Humphrys occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Humphryses was farmer, 21.1% of them (20 people). Next came scholar / student (13.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.3%), clergy / religious (4.2%) and clerk / office worker (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.1% of all Humphryses, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Humphrys?
Most Humphryses, 66.3%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (31.6%), Baptist (1.1%) and Non-Conformist (1.1%).
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Humphrys statistics (1911)
Number: 95
Rank: 3,992
Average Age: 34
Humphrysin the USA (2020)
Number: 242
Rank: 83,650
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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