Crerand family name history
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Crerand in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 106 people named Crerand in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 54 women.
Counties with Crerand in Ireland
The Crerands were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 87.7% of them (93 people). Next came Derry (12) and Antrim (1).
Crerand average age in 1911
The average Crerand in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 31.2 for men and 30.0 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.
Crerand literacy in 1911
Of the Crerands whose literacy was recorded, 70.8% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 25.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.9% reading and writing against 64.8% 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.
Crerand common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, Charles, William and Denis Francis. For women it was Bridget (7), followed by Annie, Catherine, Mary and Ellen.
Crerand occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crerand's census form was "Scholar"; 20.8% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.9%), general labourer (8.5%), domestic servant (6.6%) and farm labourer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.6% of all Crerands, followed by domestic service, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Crerand?
Crerands were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Crerand statistics (1911)
Number: 106
Rank: 3,718
Average Age: 31
Crerandin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
