Bruton family name history and map
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Bruton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 229 people named Bruton in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 123 men and 106 women.
Counties with Bruton in Ireland
Dublin was Bruton country: 41.5% of them (95 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (42), Cork (30), Westmeath (28) and Kerry (11).
Bruton average age in 1911
The average Bruton in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 28.1 for men and 30.2 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.
Bruton literacy in 1911
Of the Brutons whose literacy was recorded, 80.8% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 15.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.8% reading and writing against 77.3% 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.
Bruton common first names
The most common male names were John (20), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Margaret, Annie, Ellen and Elizabeth.
Bruton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bruton's census form was "Scholar"; 17.9% (41) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.2%), domestic servant (7%), farm labourer (5.7%) and general labourer (5.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.2% of all Brutons, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Bruton?
Brutons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.4%).
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Bruton statistics (1911)
Number: 229
Rank: 2,314
Average Age: 29
Bruton in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,858
Rank: 5,700
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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