Tomkins family name history and map
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Tomkins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 222 people named Tomkins in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 105 men and 117 women.
Counties with Tomkins in Ireland
Wexford was Tomkins country: 40.1% of them (89 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wicklow (60), Dublin (48), Antrim (6) and Carlow (5).
Tomkins average age in 1911
The average Tomkins in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 28.1 for men and 31.5 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.
Tomkins literacy in 1911
Of the Tomkinses whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 12% 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.
Tomkins common first names
The most common male names were John (12), James, William, Patrick and Richard. For women it was Elizabeth (11), followed by Mary, Kate, Margaret and Annie.
Tomkins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tomkins's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (42) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.8%), domestic servant (6.3%), general labourer (3.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.5% of all Tomkinses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Tomkins?
Most Tomkinses, 59%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (36.5%), Presbyterian (2.7%) and Methodist (0.5%).
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Tomkins statistics (1911)
Number: 222
Rank: 2,348
Average Age: 30
Tomkinsin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,163
Rank: 22,630
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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