Kirker family name history and map
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Kirker in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 103 people named Kirker in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 61 women to 41 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Kirker in Ireland
The Kirkers were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 73.8% of them (76 people). Next came Down (14), Armagh (8), Dublin (3) and Derry (2).
Kirker average age in 1911
The average Kirker in 1911 was 32.2 years old, 35.0 for men and 30.4 for women; slightly 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.
Kirker literacy in 1911
Of the Kirkers whose literacy was recorded, 87.3% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 9.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.2% reading and writing against 85.2% 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.
Kirker common first names
The most common male names were Alexander (4), James, William, Henry and Thomas. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Agnes, Ellen, Jane and Margaret.
Kirker occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Kirker's census form was "Scholar"; 22.3% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (7.8%), farmer (4.9%), retired / pensioner (4.9%) and clerk / office worker (2.9%). Grouped by sector, metal & engineering accounted for 7.8% of all Kirkers, followed by agriculture, professional and retired & pensioners.
What religion is Kirker?
Most Kirkers, 66%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Methodist (10.7%), Baptist (9.7%), Anglican (4.9%) and Unitarian (4.9%).
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Kirker statistics (1911)
Number: 103
Rank: 3,783
Average Age: 32
Kirker in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,253
Rank: 21,292
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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