Spring family name history and map
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Spring in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 134 people named Spring in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 68 men and 65 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Spring in Ireland
Dublin was Spring country: 30.6% of them (41 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kerry (39), Limerick (17), Antrim (8) and Clare (8).
Spring average age in 1911
The average Spring in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 28.6 for men and 30.0 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Spring literacy in 1911
Of the Springs whose literacy was recorded, 75.8% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 21% 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.
Spring common first names
The most common male names were John (11), William, Joseph, Michael and Daniel. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Elizabeth, Annie, Catherine and Hannah.
Spring occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Spring's census form was "Scholar"; 17.2% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.2%), domestic servant (4.5%), general labourer (3.7%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.9% of all Springs, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Spring?
Springs were predominantly Roman Catholic (77.6%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.9%).
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Spring statistics (1911)
Number: 134
Rank: 3,222
Average Age: 29
Springin the USA (2020)
Number: 8,031
Rank: 4,274
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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