Bransfield family name history
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Bransfield in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 132 people named Bransfield in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 65 men and 67 women.
Counties with Bransfield in Ireland
The Bransfields were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 87.9% of them (116 people). Next came Waterford (11), Antrim (4) and Kilkenny (1).
Bransfield average age in 1911
The average Bransfield in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 28.2 for men and 30.3 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.
Bransfield literacy in 1911
Of the Bransfields whose literacy was recorded, 77.3% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 21% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.8% reading and writing against 72.1% 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.
Bransfield common first names
The most common male names were John (9), James, Maurice, Redmond and Patrick. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Annie and Hannah.
Bransfield occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bransfield's census form was "Scholar"; 15.2% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.3%), general labourer (6.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%) and farm labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.6% of all Bransfields, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bransfield?
Bransfields were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3%).
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Bransfield statistics (1911)
Number: 132
Rank: 3,254
Average Age: 29
Bransfieldin the USA (2020)
Number: 503
Rank: 45,763
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
