Merriman family name history and map
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Merriman in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 299 people named Merriman in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 162 men and 137 women.
Counties with Merriman in Ireland
Dublin was Merriman country: 34.4% of them (103 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Westmeath (51), Wexford (37), Mayo (34) and Roscommon (18).
Merriman average age in 1911
The average Merriman in 1911 was 27.2 years old, 25.4 for men and 29.4 for women; a touch younger 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.
Merriman literacy in 1911
Of the Merrimans whose literacy was recorded, 76.9% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write, and 20.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.4% reading and writing against 75.7% 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.
Merriman common first names
The most common male names were John (27), William, James, Michael and Patrick. For women it was Mary (22), followed by Bridget, Annie, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Merriman occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Merriman's census form was "Scholar"; 25.8% (77) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.7%), general labourer (6.7%), farm labourer (4.7%) and domestic servant (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.7% of all Merrimans, followed by general labourers, domestic service and transport.
What religion is Merriman?
Merrimans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.7%).
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Merriman statistics (1911)
Number: 299
Rank: 1,922
Average Age: 27
Merriman in the USA (2020)
Number: 8,380
Rank: 4,111
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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