Breathnach family name history and map
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Breathnach in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 120 people named Breathnach in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 87 men to 31 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Breathnach in Ireland
Galway had the largest share of Breathnaches, 16.7% (20 people). Next came Monaghan (16), Waterford (15), Dublin (14) and Sligo (11).
Breathnach average age in 1911
The average Breathnach in 1911 was 27.0 years old, 25.7 for men and 30.7 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.
Breathnach literacy in 1911
Literacy was only recorded for 11 of the 120 Breathnaches. Of those, 90.9% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 9.1% could do neither. 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.
Breathnach common first names
The most common male names were Tomás (12), Pádraig, Pádhraic and Seaghán, several of them recorded in their Irish forms. For women it was Máire (4), followed by Brighid, Maire and Máire Anna, several recorded in their Irish forms.
Breathnach occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Breathnaches. Among them were 4 at school, 3 recorded as general labourer, 2 recorded as mason / bricklayer, 1 recorded as clerk / office worker and 1 recorded as fisherman.
What religion is Breathnach?
Religion was only recorded for a minority of Breathnaches. Where it was, Roman Catholic was the most common (17 people).
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Breathnach statistics (1911)
Number: 120
Rank: 3,455
Average Age: 27
Breathnach in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
