Brosnahan family name history
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Brosnahan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 135 people named Brosnahan in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 80 men to 55 women.
Counties with Brosnahan in Ireland
The Brosnahans were heavily concentrated in Limerick, home to 65.9% of them (89 people). Next came Cork (26), Clare (9), Kerry (9) and Galway (1).
Brosnahan average age in 1911
The average Brosnahan in 1911 was 25.1 years old, 26.0 for men and 23.7 for women; noticeably 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.
Brosnahan literacy in 1911
Of the Brosnahans whose literacy was recorded, 72.7% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 22.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.4% reading and writing against 69.6% 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.
Brosnahan common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Michael, Patrick, Timothy and Benjamin. For women it was Mary (15), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Ellie and Julia.
Brosnahan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Brosnahan's census form was "Scholar"; 25.2% (34) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (12.6%), farmer (10.4%), domestic servant (5.9%) and carpenter / joiner (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23% of all Brosnahans, followed by domestic service, building & construction and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Brosnahan?
Brosnahans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Brosnahan statistics (1911)
Number: 135
Rank: 3,198
Average Age: 25
Brosnahanin the USA (2020)
Number: 595
Rank: 39,820
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
