Trant family name history
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Trant in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 132 people named Trant in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 73 women to 59 men.
Counties with Trant in Ireland
The Trants were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 84.1% of them (111 people). Next came Limerick (8), Cork (3), Dublin (3) and Offaly (3).
Trant average age in 1911
The average Trant in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 31.6 for men and 31.6 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.
Trant literacy in 1911
Of the Trants whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 14.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.1% reading and writing against 75% 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.
Trant common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Maurice, Patrick, James and Thomas. For women it was Bridget (8), followed by Mary, Catherine, Hannah and Margaret.
Trant occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Trants was farmer, 22% of them (29 people). Next came scholar / student (17.4%), domestic servant (4.5%), general labourer (4.5%) and farm labourer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.2% of all Trants, followed by domestic service, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Trant?
Trants were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.8%) and Presbyterian (1.5%).
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Trant statistics (1911)
132 in Ireland
3,254 most common surname in Ireland
32 average age
Trantin the USA (2020)
1,009 in USA (2020)
25,619 rank in USA (2020)
