Birrane family name history
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Birrane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 144 people named Birrane in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 79 men and 65 women.
Counties with Birrane in Ireland
Mayo was Birrane country: 43.8% of them (63 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (59), Tipperary (21) and Offaly (1).
Birrane average age in 1911
The average Birrane in 1911 was 31.9 years old, 30.5 for men and 33.4 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.
Birrane literacy in 1911
Of the Birranes whose literacy was recorded, 78.5% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 18.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.6% reading and writing against 72.6% 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.
Birrane common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Michael, Thomas, James and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (14), followed by Mary, Ellen, Margaret and Eliza.
Birrane occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Birranes was farmer, 31.9% of them (46 people). Next came scholar / student (18.8%), general labourer (2.8%), tailor (2.1%) and farm labourer (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.3% of all Birranes, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Birrane?
Birranes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Birrane statistics (1911)
Number: 144
Rank: 3,080
Average Age: 32
Birranein the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
