Bratty family name history and map
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Bratty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 60 people named Bratty in Ireland; roughly one in every 73,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 29 men and 31 women.
Counties with Bratty in Ireland
The Brattys were heavily concentrated in Armagh, home to 56.7% of them (34 people). Next came Down (13), Antrim (9), Derry (2) and Cavan (1).
Bratty average age in 1911
The average Bratty in 1911 was 23.3 years old, 19.9 for men and 26.5 for women; noticeably 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.
Bratty literacy in 1911
Of the Brattys whose literacy was recorded, 78.9% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 17.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87.1% reading and writing against 69.2% 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.
Bratty common first names
The most common male names were William (5), John, David, George and James. For women it was Martha (3), followed by Mary, Sarah, Agnes May and Annie.
Bratty occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bratty's census form was "Scholar"; 28.3% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (15%), domestic servant (5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5%) and farmer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.7% of all Brattys, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and agriculture.
What religion is Bratty?
Brattys were overwhelmingly Anglican, 90% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (6.7%) and Roman Catholic (3.3%).
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Bratty statistics (1911)
Number: 60
Rank: 5,177
Average Age: 23
Bratty in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
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