Barrer family name history and map

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Barrer in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 31 people named Barrer in Ireland: 15 men and 16 women.

Counties with Barrer in Ireland

Most Barrers were found in Limerick (15), with smaller numbers in Galway (5), Tipperary (4), Cork (3) and Donegal (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Barrer average age in 1911

The average Barrer in 1911 was 32.2 years old, though with only 31 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Barrer literacy in 1911

Of the Barrers whose literacy was recorded, 87.1% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither.

Barrer common first names

Among the Barrers were men named John (3), Thomas (3), James (2), Edward and Frank and women named Margaret (3), Anne (2), Eliza, Eliza Jane and Emily.

Barrer occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Barrer's census form was "Scholar"; 25.8% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (22.6%), cook (3.2%), farm labourer (3.2%) and maid (3.2%).

What religion is Barrer?

Barrers were overwhelmingly Anglican, 90.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (9.7%).

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Barrer statistics (1911)

Number: 31
Rank: 7,482
Average Age: 32

Barrer in the USA (2020)

Number: 431
Rank: 52,071

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

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