Vernon family name history and map
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Vernon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 76 people named Vernon in Ireland; roughly one in every 58,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 41 women.
Counties with Vernon in Ireland
Antrim was Vernon country: 32.9% of them (25 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (21), Mayo (10), Sligo (7) and Down (3).
Vernon average age in 1911
The average Vernon in 1911 was 36.8 years old, 37.5 for men and 36.3 for women; noticeably 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.
Vernon literacy in 1911
Of the Vernons whose literacy was recorded, 95.7% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 0% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 91.7% 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.
Vernon common first names
The most common male names were Edward (3), Patrick, John, William and Alex. For women it was Margaret (4), followed by Ellen, Jane, Mary and Mary Ann.
Vernon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Vernon's census form was "Scholar"; 11.8% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were agent / manager (6.6%), no occupation / dependent (5.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%) and clerk / office worker (2.6%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 10.5% of all Vernons, followed by agriculture, no occupation / dependent and transport.
What religion is Vernon?
The largest religious group among Vernons was Anglican, at 48.7%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (43.4%), Methodist (1.3%) and Unitarian (1.3%).
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Vernon statistics (1911)
Number: 76
Rank: 4,540
Average Age: 37
Vernon in the USA (2020)
Number: 16,596
Rank: 2,121
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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