Merrins family name history and map
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Merrins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Merrins in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 24 men and 28 women.
Counties with Merrins in Ireland
Kildare was Merrins country: 44.2% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (10), Laois (10), Kilkenny (6) and Carlow (2).
Merrins average age in 1911
The average Merrins in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 32.2 for men and 29.0 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.
Merrins literacy in 1911
Of the Merrinses whose literacy was recorded, 81.6% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 16.3% 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.
Merrins common first names
The most common male names were James (5), Patrick, John, Daniel and Hugh. For women it was Bridget (4), followed by Elizabeth, Kathleen, Annie and Ellen.
Merrins occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Merrinses was domestic servant, 15.4% of them (8 people). Next came farm labourer (9.6%), farmer (7.7%), carter / driver / groom (5.8%) and general labourer (5.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.2% of all Merrinses, followed by domestic service, transport and general labourers.
What religion is Merrins?
Merrinses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Merrins statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 31
Merrins in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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