Brein family name history and map

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Brein in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 44 people named Brein in Ireland: 24 men and 20 women.

Counties and map with Brein in Ireland

Most Breins were found in Wexford (15), with smaller numbers in Cork (9), Waterford (5), Wicklow (5) and Kildare (3).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Brein average age in 1911

The average Brein in 1911 was 32.2 years old, though with only 44 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Brein literacy in 1911

Of the Breins whose literacy was recorded, 70.5% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 25% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75% reading and writing against 66.7% of men.

Brein common first names

Among the Breins were men named Patrick (6), Richard (4), John (3), Timothy (2) and Denis and women named Mary (5), Kate (2), Bridget, Catherine and Eliza.

Brein occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Breins was domestic servant, 13.6% of them (6 people). Next came farm labourer (11.4%), general labourer (9.1%), scholar / student (9.1%) and farmer (6.8%).

What religion is Brein?

Breins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.

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Brein statistics (1911)

Number: 44
Rank: 6,233
Average Age: 32

Brein in the USA (2020)

Number: 0
Rank: 0

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero. 

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