Brough family name history and map

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Brough in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 30 people named Brough in Ireland: 19 men and 11 women.

Counties and map with Brough in Ireland

Most Broughs were found in Dublin (9), with smaller numbers in Down (8), Wicklow (6), Kildare (4) and Antrim (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Brough average age in 1911

The average Brough in 1911 was 24.9 years old, though with only 30 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Brough literacy in 1911

Of the Broughs whose literacy was recorded, 77.8% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 18.5% could do neither.

Brough common first names

Among the Broughs were men named Thomas (3), G (2), John Henry (2), Arnold Telfer and Duncan and women named Alice, Elizabeth Bowe, Ellen, Gladys May and Harriet.

Brough occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Broughs. Among them were 4 at school, 2 recorded as farm labourer, 2 recorded as other maker / factory worker, 2 recorded as porter / messenger and 2 recorded as shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer.

What religion is Brough?

Most Broughs, 66.7%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (20%) and Presbyterian (13.3%).

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Brough statistics (1911)

Number: 30
Rank: 7,630
Average Age: 25

Brough in the USA (2020)

Number: 3,203
Rank: 9,677

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

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