Drinan family name history and map
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Drinan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 116 people named Drinan in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 57 men and 59 women.
Counties with Drinan in Ireland
The Drinans were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 91.4% of them (106 people). Next came Antrim (2), Armagh (2), Offaly (2) and Down (1).
Drinan average age in 1911
The average Drinan in 1911 was 32.1 years old, 33.9 for men and 30.5 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.
Drinan literacy in 1911
Of the Drinans whose literacy was recorded, 80.2% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 17.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 77.2% 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.
Drinan common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Michael, Maurice, Thomas and David. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Hannah, Kate, Catherine and Ellie.
Drinan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Drinan's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.4%), publican / hotel worker (4.3%), farm labourer (2.6%) and general labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19% of all Drinans, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Drinan?
Drinans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.4%).
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Drinan statistics (1911)
Number: 116
Rank: 3,521
Average Age: 32
Drinanin the USA (2020)
Number: 277
Rank: 75,111
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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