Brownrigg family name history and map
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Brownrigg in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 95 people named Brownrigg in Ireland; roughly one in every 46,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 47 men and 48 women.
Counties with Brownrigg in Ireland
Dublin was Brownrigg country: 29.5% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wexford (20), Wicklow (19), Kilkenny (11) and Down (5).
Brownrigg average age in 1911
The average Brownrigg in 1911 was 32.9 years old, 33.0 for men and 32.8 for women; slightly older 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.
Brownrigg literacy in 1911
Of the Brownriggs whose literacy was recorded, 92.6% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 4.3% 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.
Brownrigg common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (5), William, Henry, Francis and George. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Ellen, Agnes, Annie and Edith.
Brownrigg occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Brownrigg's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.6%), clergy / religious (3.2%), no occupation / dependent (3.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.7% of all Brownriggs, followed by professional, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Brownrigg?
Most Brownriggs, 60%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (26.3%), Non-Conformist (9.5%), Methodist (2.1%) and Protestant (2.1%).
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Brownrigg statistics (1911)
Number: 95
Rank: 3,992
Average Age: 33
Brownrigg in the USA (2020)
Number: 678
Rank: 35,675
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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