Brownell family name history and map
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Brownell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named Brownell in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 34 women to 22 men.
Counties with Brownell in Ireland
Dublin was Brownell country: 32.1% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (16), Galway (5), Derry (4) and Down (4).
Brownell average age in 1911
The average Brownell in 1911 was 26.4 years old, 32.7 for men and 22.3 for women; noticeably 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.
Brownell literacy in 1911
Of the Brownells whose literacy was recorded, 87.5% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 12.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 79.4% of 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.
Brownell common first names
The most common male names were Jervis (5), Arthur, Edward, George and Thomas. For women it was Annie (2), followed by Emily A, Ethel, Fannie and Harriette.
Brownell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Brownell's census form was "Scholar"; 26.8% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were clerk / office worker (5.4%), retired / pensioner (5.4%), farmer (3.6%) and gardener (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 5.4% of all Brownells, followed by clerical & administration, retired & pensioners and professional.
What religion is Brownell?
Brownells were predominantly Anglican (89.3%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (8.9%) and Methodist (1.8%).
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Brownell statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 26
Brownellin the USA (2020)
Number: 6,786
Rank: 5,012
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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