Bresnahan family name history and map
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Bresnahan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 34 people named Bresnahan in Ireland: 18 men and 16 women.
Counties with Bresnahan in Ireland
Most Bresnahans were found in Limerick (24), with smaller numbers in Cork (6), Tyrone (3) and Tipperary (1).
Bresnahan average age in 1911
The average Bresnahan in 1911 was 32.1 years old, though with only 34 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Bresnahan literacy in 1911
Of the Bresnahans whose literacy was recorded, 85.3% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 11.8% could do neither.
Bresnahan common first names
Among the Bresnahans were men named John (4), James (3), William (3), Patrick (2) and Benjamin and women named Julia (3), Mary (3), Ellen (2), Anne and Annie.
Bresnahan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bresnahan's census form was "Scholar"; 23.5% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.6%), domestic servant (8.8%), general labourer (5.9%) and farm labourer (2.9%).
What religion is Bresnahan?
Bresnahans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Bresnahan statistics (1911)
Number: 34
Rank: 7,097
Average Age: 32
Bresnahan in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,229
Rank: 9,616
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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