Brownlie family name history and map
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Brownlie in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Brownlie in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 28 women to 22 men.
Counties with Brownlie in Ireland
The Brownlies were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 82% of them (41 people). Next came Antrim (9).
Brownlie average age in 1911
The average Brownlie in 1911 was 28.1 years old, 25.0 for men and 30.6 for women; a touch 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.
Brownlie literacy in 1911
Of the Brownlies whose literacy was recorded, 73.5% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 24.5% 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.
Brownlie common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (4), Alexander, James, William and Alford. For women it was Annie (3), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Mary and Agnes.
Brownlie occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Brownlie's census form was "Scholar"; 24% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8%), general labourer (4%), no occupation / dependent (4%) and seamstress (4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10% of all Brownlies, followed by building & construction, general labourers and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Brownlie?
Most Brownlies, 64%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (28%) and Congregationalist (8%).
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Brownlie statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 28
Brownliein the USA (2020)
Number: 519
Rank: 44,544
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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