Sparkes family name history and map
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Sparkes in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 47 people named Sparkes in Ireland: 24 men and 23 women.
Counties with Sparkes in Ireland
Most Sparkeses were found in Meath (9), with smaller numbers in Waterford (7), Antrim (6), Dublin (6) and Kilkenny (5).
Sparkes average age in 1911
The average Sparkes in 1911 was 29.3 years old, though with only 47 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Sparkes literacy in 1911
Of the Sparkeses whose literacy was recorded, 89.4% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 6.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 95.7% reading and writing against 83.3% of men.
Sparkes common first names
Among the Sparkeses were men named William (5), Edwin (2), James (2), Charles and Edward John and women named Bridget (2), Elizabeth (2), Margaret (2), Mary Agnes (2) and Annie E.
Sparkes occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sparkes's census form was "Scholar"; 12.8% (6) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carter / driver / groom (6.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.4%), domestic servant (4.3%) and medical / nursing (4.3%).
What religion is Sparkes?
Most Sparkeses, 63.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (25.5%) and Congregationalist (10.6%).
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Sparkes statistics (1911)
Number: 47
Rank: 5,988
Average Age: 29
Sparkes in the USA (2020)
Number: 712
Rank: 34,306
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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