Briscoe family name history and map
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Briscoe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 156 people named Briscoe in Ireland; roughly one in every 28,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 79 men and 77 women.
Counties with Briscoe in Ireland
Dublin was Briscoe country: 37.2% of them (58 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (24), Cork (11), Meath (11) and Kilkenny (9).
Briscoe average age in 1911
The average Briscoe in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 29.0 for men and 31.8 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.
Briscoe literacy in 1911
Of the Briscoes whose literacy was recorded, 92.5% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 6.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Briscoe common first names
The most common male names were John (10), Edward, James, Joseph and Thomas. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Elizabeth and Esther.
Briscoe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Briscoe's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (36) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), farm labourer (3.8%), clerk / office worker (3.2%) and general labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.7% of all Briscoes, followed by retail & commerce, clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is Briscoe?
Most Briscoes, 64.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (22.4%), Jewish (9%), Methodist (1.3%) and Presbyterian (0.6%).
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Briscoe statistics (1911)
Number: 156
Rank: 2,938
Average Age: 30
Briscoein the USA (2020)
Number: 13,489
Rank: 2,612
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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