Bernard family name history and map
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Bernard in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 204 people named Bernard in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 103 men and 101 women.
Counties and map with Bernard in Ireland
Cork was Bernard country: 34.8% of them (71 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (54), Kerry (12), Limerick (10) and Galway (8).
Bernard average age in 1911
The average Bernard in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.1 for men and 31.3 for women; slightly 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.
Bernard literacy in 1911
Of the Bernards whose literacy was recorded, 85.5% could both read and write, 1% could read but not write, and 13.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87% reading and writing against 84% 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.
Bernard common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Thomas, William, Denis and Michael. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Ellen and Margaret.
Bernard occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bernard's census form was "Scholar"; 17.6% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.4%), general labourer (3.9%) and domestic servant (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.7% of all Bernards, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Bernard?
Bernards were predominantly Roman Catholic (72.5%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.5%) and Jewish (1%).
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Bernard statistics (1911)
Number: 204
Rank: 2,481
Average Age: 31
Bernard in the USA (2020)
Number: 37,873
Rank: 908
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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