Bonner family name history and map
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Bonner in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 654 people named Bonner in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 312 men and 342 women.
Counties with Bonner in Ireland
The Bonners were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 73.5% of them (481 people). Next came Derry (96), Tyrone (27), Dublin (20) and Antrim (13).
Bonner average age in 1911
The average Bonner in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 27.7 for men and 29.7 for women; a touch 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.
Bonner literacy in 1911
Of the Bonners whose literacy was recorded, 68.5% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 27.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72.6% reading and writing against 64.8% 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.
Bonner common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (38), James, John, William and Hugh. For women it was Mary (63), followed by Bridget, Annie, Sarah and Ellen.
Bonner occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bonner's census form was "Scholar"; 21.9% (143) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.4%), farm labourer (5%), domestic servant (2.9%) and fisherman (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.5% of all Bonners, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and fishing.
What religion is Bonner?
Bonners were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7%) and Presbyterian (2.3%).
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Bonner statistics (1911)
Number: 654
Rank: 1,083
Average Age: 29
Bonner in the USA (2020)
Number: 31,621
Rank: 1,088
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
