Torrans family name history and map

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Torrans

Torrans in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 33 people named Torrans in Ireland: 17 men and 16 women.

Counties with Torrans in Ireland

Most Torranses were found in Antrim (22), with smaller numbers in Derry (6) and Down (5).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Torrans average age in 1911

The average Torrans in 1911 was 29.6 years old, though with only 33 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Torrans literacy in 1911

Of the Torranses whose literacy was recorded, 75% could both read and write, 15.6% could read but not write, and 9.4% could do neither.

Torrans common first names

Among the Torranses were men named James (4), Robert (3), John (2), Samuel (2) and Thomas (2) and women named Jane (3), Anna Bella (2), Elizabeth (2), Isbel (2) and Agnes.

Torrans occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Torrans's census form was "Scholar"; 18.2% (6) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (12.1%), farm labourer (9.1%), general labourer (6.1%) and porter / messenger (6.1%).

What religion is Torrans?

Torranses were predominantly Presbyterian (87.9%).

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Torrans statistics (1911)

Number: 33
Rank: 7,222
Average Age: 30

Torrans in the USA (2020)

Number: 140
Rank: 127,742

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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