Bonnar family name history and map
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Bonnar in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 206 people named Bonnar in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 93 men and 113 women.
Counties with Bonnar in Ireland
Donegal was Bonnar country: 42.7% of them (88 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (76), Derry (34), Leitrim (3) and Tyrone (3).
Bonnar average age in 1911
The average Bonnar in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 31.9 for men and 28.3 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Bonnar literacy in 1911
Of the Bonnars whose literacy was recorded, 70.2% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 25.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 72.3% reading and writing against 67.7% 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.
Bonnar common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (14), John, James, Samuel and William. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Annie, Bridget, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Bonnar occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Bonnars was farmer, 19.9% of them (41 people). Next came scholar / student (18.4%), farm labourer (7.3%), domestic servant (5.3%) and textile worker (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.2% of all Bonnars, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bonnar?
Most Bonnars, 61.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (34%), Anglican (3.9%) and Baptist (0.5%).
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Bonnar statistics (1911)
Number: 206
Rank: 2,457
Average Age: 30
Bonnar in the USA (2020)
Number: 336
Rank: 64,041
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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