Jenkinson family name history and map
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Jenkinson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 319 people named Jenkinson in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 149 men and 169 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Jenkinson in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Jenkinsons, 21.6% (69 people). Next came Armagh (68), Wicklow (40), Tyrone (39) and Antrim (36).
Jenkinson average age in 1911
The average Jenkinson in 1911 was 25.8 years old, 26.1 for men and 25.5 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.
Jenkinson literacy in 1911
Of the Jenkinsons whose literacy was recorded, 75.7% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 18.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78% reading and writing against 73.1% 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.
Jenkinson common first names
The most common male names were John (21), William, Thomas, James and George. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary Jane.
Jenkinson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Jenkinson's census form was "Scholar"; 26% (83) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.5%), textile worker (2.8%), general labourer (2.5%) and domestic servant (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.9% of all Jenkinsons, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Jenkinson?
Most Jenkinsons, 54.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (35.1%), Presbyterian (5%), Methodist (3.4%) and Baptist (0.9%).
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Jenkinson statistics (1911)
Number: 319
Rank: 1,834
Average Age: 26
Jenkinson in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,755
Rank: 15,969
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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