Bennis family name history and map
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Bennis in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 65 people named Bennis in Ireland; roughly one in every 68,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 30 men and 35 women.
Counties with Bennis in Ireland
The Bennises were heavily concentrated in Limerick, home to 98.5% of them (64 people). Next came Clare (1).
Bennis average age in 1911
The average Bennis in 1911 was 26.4 years old, 25.5 for men and 27.2 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Bennis literacy in 1911
Of the Bennises whose literacy was recorded, 70.3% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 20.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.4% reading and writing against 69% of men. 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.
Bennis common first names
The most common male names were John (5), William, James, Michael and Thomas. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Kate and Margaret.
Bennis occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bennis's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.3%), butcher (7.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%) and carpenter / joiner (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.8% of all Bennises, followed by food & drink, retail & commerce and building & construction.
What religion is Bennis?
Bennises were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Quaker (7.7%).
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Bennis statistics (1911)
Number: 65
Rank: 4,937
Average Age: 26
Bennisin the USA (2020)
Number: 998
Rank: 25,839
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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