Bannister family name history
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Bannister in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 107 people named Bannister in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 51 men and 56 women.
Counties with Bannister in Ireland
Dublin was Bannister country: 48.6% of them (52 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (27), Down (13), Wicklow (11) and Cavan (2).
Bannister average age in 1911
The average Bannister in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 29.7 for men and 31.3 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.
Bannister literacy in 1911
Of the Bannisters whose literacy was recorded, 88.8% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 10.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 91.1% reading and writing against 86.3% 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.
Bannister common first names
The most common male names were James (5), John, William, Robert and Joseph. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Margaret, Annie, Lizzie and Elizabeth.
Bannister occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bannister's census form was "Scholar"; 20.6% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (5.6%), other maker / factory worker (5.6%), textile worker (3.7%) and clerk / office worker (2.8%). Grouped by sector, manufacturing & trades accounted for 6.5% of all Bannisters, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bannister?
Most Bannisters, 58.9%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (29%), Salvation Army (4.7%), Methodist (2.8%) and No Religion (1.9%).
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Bannister statistics (1911)
Number: 107
Rank: 3,697
Average Age: 31
Bannisterin the USA (2020)
Number: 8,281
Rank: 4,149
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
