Barnes family name history and map
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Barnes in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 985 people named Barnes in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 480 men and 503 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Barnes in Ireland
Antrim was Barnes country: 25.3% of them (249 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (208), Down (132), Wexford (89) and Tyrone (45).
Barnes average age in 1911
The average Barnes in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 27.3 for men and 31.7 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.
Barnes literacy in 1911
Of the Barneses whose literacy was recorded, 77.3% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 18.5% 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.
Barnes common first names
The most common male names were John (63), James, William, Patrick and Thomas. For women it was Mary (42), followed by Margaret, Annie, Elizabeth and Bridget.
Barnes occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Barnes's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (194) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.6%), general labourer (5.4%), textile worker (3.6%) and farm labourer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.8% of all Barneses, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Barnes?
The largest religious group among Barneses was Roman Catholic, at 49.6%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (33.6%), Presbyterian (10.9%), Methodist (2.8%) and Unitarian (1.3%).
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Barnes statistics (1911)
Number: 985
Rank: 801
Average Age: 30
Barnes in the USA (2020)
Number: 206,431
Rank: 116
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
