Knipe family name history and map
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Knipe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 186 people named Knipe in Ireland; roughly one in every 24,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 98 men and 87 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Knipe in Ireland
The Knipes were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 53.2% of them (99 people). Next came Tyrone (44), Derry (14), Antrim (10) and Donegal (8).
Knipe average age in 1911
The average Knipe in 1911 was 27.7 years old, 28.5 for men and 26.7 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.
Knipe literacy in 1911
Of the Knipes whose literacy was recorded, 80.4% could both read and write, 6.7% could read but not write, and 12.8% 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.
Knipe common first names
The most common male names were John (10), William, Robert, James and Thomas. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Annie, Catherine, Elizabeth and Ellen.
Knipe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Knipe's census form was "Scholar"; 28% (52) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.7%), textile worker (4.8%), general labourer (3.8%) and farm labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.4% of all Knipes, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Knipe?
Most Knipes, 50.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (23.7%), Roman Catholic (23.1%), Plymouth Brethren (1.1%) and Methodist (0.5%).
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Knipe statistics (1911)
Number: 186
Rank: 2,620
Average Age: 28
Knipe in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,408
Rank: 19,259
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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