Berns family name history and map

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Berns in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 48 people named Berns in Ireland: 27 men and 21 women.

Counties with Berns in Ireland

Most Bernses were found in Kildare (30), with smaller numbers in Dublin (9), Wexford (8) and Down (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Berns average age in 1911

The average Berns in 1911 was 32.8 years old, though with only 48 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Berns literacy in 1911

Of the Bernses whose literacy was recorded, 68.8% could both read and write, 8.3% could read but not write, and 22.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 71.4% reading and writing against 66.7% of men.

Berns common first names

Among the Bernses were men named John (7), Patrick (4), Daniel (2), James (2) and Martin (2) and women named Mary (7), Annie (3), Anne (2), Clare (2) and Margaret (2).

Berns occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Berns's census form was "Scholar"; 14.6% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.4%), farm labourer (8.3%), general labourer (4.2%) and agent / manager (2.1%).

What religion is Berns?

Bernses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Berns statistics (1911)

Number: 48
Rank: 5,933
Average Age: 33

Bernsin the USA (2020)

Number: 2,767
Rank: 10,981

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

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