Sampson family name history and map
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Sampson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 228 people named Sampson in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 121 men and 107 women.
Counties with Sampson in Ireland
Limerick had the largest share of Sampsons, 14% (32 people). Next came Derry (28), Antrim (25), Tipperary (24) and Tyrone (20).
Sampson average age in 1911
The average Sampson in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 31.8 for men and 34.6 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.
Sampson literacy in 1911
Of the Sampsons whose literacy was recorded, 83.7% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 11.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.1% reading and writing against 82.5% 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.
Sampson common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (14), George, James, John and William. For women it was Mary (20), followed by Elizabeth, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.
Sampson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sampson's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (44) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.7%), farm labourer (3.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.5%) and general labourer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.1% of all Sampsons, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Sampson?
Most Sampsons, 56.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.6%), Presbyterian (19.3%) and Plymouth Brethren (3.5%).
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Sampson statistics (1911)
Number: 228
Rank: 2,320
Average Age: 33
Sampsonin the USA (2020)
Number: 37,721
Rank: 913
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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