Philbin family name history and map
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Philbin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 491 people named Philbin in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 233 men and 257 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Philbin in Ireland
The Philbins were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 89.4% of them (439 people). Next came Galway (50), Dublin (1) and Laois (1).
Philbin average age in 1911
The average Philbin in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 28.2 for men and 29.0 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.
Philbin literacy in 1911
Of the Philbins whose literacy was recorded, 59.9% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 35.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 61% reading and writing against 58.4% 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.
Philbin common first names
The most common male names were John (29), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (45), followed by Mary, Ellen, Catherine and Anne.
Philbin occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Philbins was farmer, 25.7% of them (126 people). Next came scholar / student (22.2%), farm labourer (2.2%), domestic servant (1.2%) and general labourer (0.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.3% of all Philbins, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Philbin?
Philbins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them.
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Philbin statistics (1911)
Number: 491
Rank: 1,373
Average Age: 29
Philbin in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,663
Rank: 16,717
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.