Barrow family name history and map
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Barrow in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 87 people named Barrow in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 43 men and 44 women.
Counties with Barrow in Ireland
The Barrows were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 50.6% of them (44 people). Next came Antrim (16), Donegal (9), Dublin (8) and Wexford (7).
Barrow average age in 1911
The average Barrow in 1911 was 26.5 years old, 23.7 for men and 29.2 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Barrow literacy in 1911
Of the Barrows whose literacy was recorded, 92.8% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 7.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Barrow common first names
The most common male names were James (6), David, Richard, John and Albert James. For women it was Hannah (5), followed by Mary, Kate, Amelia and Ellen.
Barrow occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Barrow's census form was "Scholar"; 23% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (4.6%), farmer (4.6%), publican / hotel worker (4.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.3% of all Barrows, followed by retail & commerce, clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is Barrow?
Most Barrows, 64.4%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.6%), Presbyterian (6.9%) and Jewish (1.1%).
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Barrow statistics (1911)
Number: 87
Rank: 4,204
Average Age: 27
Barrowin the USA (2020)
Number: 16,556
Rank: 2,127
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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