Simpson family name history and map
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Simpson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 3,235 people named Simpson in Ireland, about 0.074% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 273rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,609 men and 1,621 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Simpson in Ireland
Antrim was Simpson country: 34.5% of them (1,115 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (532), Derry (396), Tyrone (247) and Dublin (224).
Simpson average age in 1911
The average Simpson in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.0 for men and 29.9 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.
Simpson literacy in 1911
Of the Simpsons whose literacy was recorded, 79.9% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 15.1% 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.
Simpson common first names
The most common male names were John (160), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (110), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Jane and Maggie.
Simpson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Simpson's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (624) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.6%), textile worker (4.2%), general labourer (3.8%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.8% of all Simpsons, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Simpson?
The largest religious group among Simpsons was Presbyterian, at 43.6%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (30.7%), Roman Catholic (14.9%), Methodist (3.6%) and Congregationalist (1.3%).
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Simpson statistics (1911)
Number: 3,235
Rank: 273
Average Age: 29
Simpson in the USA (2020)
Number: 156,097
Rank: 167
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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