Sproul family name history and map
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Sproul in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 71 people named Sproul in Ireland; roughly one in every 62,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 34 men and 37 women.
Counties with Sproul in Ireland
Tyrone was Sproul country: 43.7% of them (31 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (13), Dublin (11), Down (8) and Armagh (4).
Sproul average age in 1911
The average Sproul in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 31.7 for men and 26.7 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.
Sproul literacy in 1911
Of the Sprouls whose literacy was recorded, 69.1% could both read and write, 10.3% could read but not write, and 20.6% 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.
Sproul common first names
The most common male names were John (5), James, Robert, William and Charles. For women it was Annie (3), followed by Susan, Bridget, Kate and Margaret.
Sproul occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Sproul's census form was "Scholar"; 23.9% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.9%), metal worker / engineer (7%), domestic servant (4.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.7% of all Sprouls, followed by metal & engineering, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Sproul?
The largest religious group among Sprouls was Anglican, at 49.3%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (28.2%), Presbyterian (9.9%), Plymouth Brethren (8.5%) and Non-Conformist (2.8%).
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Sproul statistics (1911)
Number: 71
Rank: 4,725
Average Age: 29
Sproul in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,693
Rank: 11,227
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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