Jennings family name history and map
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Jennings in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,160 people named Jennings in Ireland, about 0.049% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 410th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,071 men and 1,087 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Jennings in Ireland
Mayo was Jennings country: 30.5% of them (658 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (296), Cork (258), Down (231) and Roscommon (162).
Jennings average age in 1911
The average Jennings in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 28.4 for men and 30.5 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.
Jennings literacy in 1911
Of the Jenningses whose literacy was recorded, 74.5% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 21.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76% reading and writing against 73.1% of 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.
Jennings common first names
The most common male names were John (139), Thomas, Patrick, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (163), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Jennings occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Jennings's census form was "Scholar"; 22.9% (494) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20%), general labourer (2.8%), farm labourer (2.4%) and textile worker (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23% of all Jenningses, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Jennings?
Jenningses were predominantly Roman Catholic (75.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (18.3%), Presbyterian (3.3%), Methodist (1.7%) and Protestant (0.5%).
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Jennings statistics (1911)
Number: 2,160
Rank: 410
Average Age: 30
Jennings in the USA (2020)
Number: 86,271
Rank: 356
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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