Birney family name history and map
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Birney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 306 people named Birney in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 143 men and 161 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Birney in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Birneys, 19.6% (60 people). Next came Fermanagh (35), Antrim (33), Tyrone (31) and Cavan (24).
Birney average age in 1911
The average Birney in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 31.0 for men and 31.1 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.
Birney literacy in 1911
Of the Birneys whose literacy was recorded, 79.7% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 15.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 76.6% of 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.
Birney common first names
The most common male names were John (19), James, William, Patrick and Thomas. For women it was Mary (20), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Ellen and Catherine.
Birney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Birney's census form was "Scholar"; 19% (58) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.5%), general labourer (3.9%), domestic servant (3.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.4% of all Birneys, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is Birney?
Most Birneys, 52%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.5%), Presbyterian (16.3%), Methodist (1.3%) and Non-Conformist (0.7%).
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Birney statistics (1911)
Number: 306
Rank: 1,892
Average Age: 31
Birney in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,362
Rank: 19,801
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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