Dunning family name history and map
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Dunning in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 259 people named Dunning in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 133 men and 125 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Dunning in Ireland
The Dunnings were heavily concentrated in Roscommon, home to 74.9% of them (194 people). Next came Westmeath (27), Antrim (22), Dublin (8) and Galway (3).
Dunning average age in 1911
The average Dunning in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 28.1 for men and 29.0 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.
Dunning literacy in 1911
Of the Dunnings whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 20.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.4% reading and writing against 72.2% 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.
Dunning common first names
The most common male names were John (28), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Bridget, Kate, Margaret and Anne.
Dunning occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dunning's census form was "Scholar"; 22.4% (58) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (21.6%), farm labourer (6.6%), textile worker (1.9%) and domestic servant (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.2% of all Dunnings, followed by textiles & clothing, transport and domestic service.
What religion is Dunning?
Dunnings were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.2%), Methodist (3.9%) and Presbyterian (1.2%).
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Dunning statistics (1911)
Number: 259
Rank: 2,116
Average Age: 29
Dunningin the USA (2020)
Number: 10,171
Rank: 3,433
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
