Browning family name history
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Browning in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 121 people named Browning in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 65 men and 56 women.
Counties with Browning in Ireland
Dublin was Browning country: 38% of them (46 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (25), Limerick (23), Waterford (7) and Fermanagh (6).
Browning average age in 1911
The average Browning in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 27.2 for men and 32.6 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.
Browning literacy in 1911
Of the Brownings whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 0.9% could read but not write, and 13.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.7% reading and writing against 82.5% 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.
Browning common first names
The most common male names were William (6), Edward, Francis, Walter and Albert. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Bridget, Emily, Isabella and Mary.
Browning occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Browning's census form was "Scholar"; 18.2% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.6%), clerk / office worker (5.8%), general labourer (5%) and carpenter / joiner (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.4% of all Brownings, followed by clerical & administration, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Browning?
Brownings were predominantly Anglican (81.8%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (14%), Methodist (2.5%) and Protestant (0.8%).
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Browning statistics (1911)
Number: 121
Rank: 3,440
Average Age: 30
Browningin the USA (2020)
Number: 41,347
Rank: 814
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
