Barrington family name history
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Barrington in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 165 people named Barrington in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 91 women to 73 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Barrington in Ireland
Dublin was Barrington country: 29.1% of them (48 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Clare (28), Wexford (23), Kildare (14) and Limerick (14).
Barrington average age in 1911
The average Barrington in 1911 was 34.3 years old, 36.2 for men and 32.8 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.
Barrington literacy in 1911
Of the Barringtons whose literacy was recorded, 88.2% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 9.3% 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.
Barrington common first names
The most common male names were John (11), William, James, Thomas and Edward. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Margaret, Jane, Kate and Lizzie.
Barrington occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Barrington's census form was "Scholar"; 12.1% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.9%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%), other professional (3%) and agent / manager (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all Barringtons, followed by retail & commerce, professional and building & construction.
What religion is Barrington?
The largest religious group among Barringtons was Roman Catholic, at 47.3%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (42.4%), Quaker (4.2%), Methodist (1.8%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.2%).
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Barrington statistics (1911)
Number: 165
Rank: 2,839
Average Age: 34
Barringtonin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,284
Rank: 7,490
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
