Bannan family name history and map
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Bannan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 87 people named Bannan in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 50 men to 37 women.
Counties with Bannan in Ireland
Laois was Bannan country: 26.4% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (13), Cavan (10), Kilkenny (10) and Waterford (9).
Bannan average age in 1911
The average Bannan in 1911 was 33.3 years old, 32.7 for men and 34.2 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.
Bannan literacy in 1911
Of the Bannans whose literacy was recorded, 89.7% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 9.2% 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.
Bannan common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Christopher, George, Joseph and William. For women it was Bridget (6), followed by Anne, Maggie, Margaret and Mary.
Bannan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bannan's census form was "Scholar"; 21.8% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.5%), farm labourer (5.7%), general labourer (5.7%) and carpenter / joiner (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.3% of all Bannans, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Bannan?
Bannans were predominantly Roman Catholic (78.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (13.8%) and Methodist (4.6%).
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Bannan statistics (1911)
Number: 87
Rank: 4,204
Average Age: 33
Bannan in the USA (2020)
Number: 815
Rank: 30,637
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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