Brankin family name history
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Brankin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 137 people named Brankin in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 69 men and 68 women.
Counties with Brankin in Ireland
The Brankins were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 66.4% of them (91 people). Next came Armagh (35), Down (7), Dublin (2) and Tipperary (1).
Brankin average age in 1911
The average Brankin in 1911 was 32.9 years old, 32.7 for men and 33.1 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.
Brankin literacy in 1911
Of the Brankins whose literacy was recorded, 75.4% could both read and write, 6.7% could read but not write, and 17.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 78.8% reading and writing against 72.1% 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.
Brankin common first names
The most common male names were John (12), James, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Maggie, Lizzie, Rose and Elizabeth.
Brankin occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Brankins was textile worker, 11.7% of them (16 people). Next came general labourer (10.9%), scholar / student (10.2%), other maker / factory worker (8%) and farmer (5.8%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.8% of all Brankins, followed by general labourers, agriculture and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Brankin?
Brankins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.3%) and Presbyterian (1.5%).
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Brankin statistics (1911)
Number: 137
Rank: 3,166
Average Age: 33
Brankinin the USA (2020)
Number: 171
Rank: 109,993
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
