Torrens family name history and map
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Torrens in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 427 people named Torrens in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 211 men and 216 women.
Counties with Torrens in Ireland
Derry was Torrens country: 40.3% of them (172 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (131), Down (36), Donegal (26) and Armagh (19).
Torrens average age in 1911
The average Torrens in 1911 was 31.9 years old, 29.6 for men and 34.3 for women; slightly older than 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.
Torrens literacy in 1911
Of the Torrenses whose literacy was recorded, 84.1% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 12.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.4% reading and writing against 82.7% of men. 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.
Torrens common first names
The most common male names were James (28), John, David, William and Samuel. For women it was Elizabeth (16), followed by Maggie, Mary, Jane and Martha.
Torrens occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Torrenses was farmer, 19% of them (81 people). Next came scholar / student (18.7%), general labourer (2.8%), textile worker (2.8%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.6% of all Torrenses, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Torrens?
Torrenses were predominantly Presbyterian (70%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (16.4%), Roman Catholic (4.9%), Non-Conformist (1.9%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.9%).
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Torrens statistics (1911)
Number: 427
Rank: 1,500
Average Age: 32
Torrens in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,242
Rank: 21,445
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.