Bulfin family name history and map
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Bulfin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named Bulfin in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 29 men and 32 women.
Counties with Bulfin in Ireland
The Bulfins were heavily concentrated in Tipperary, home to 63.9% of them (39 people). Next came Offaly (18), Dublin (2) and Galway (2).
Bulfin average age in 1911
The average Bulfin in 1911 was 27.0 years old, 26.9 for men and 27.2 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.
Bulfin literacy in 1911
Of the Bulfins whose literacy was recorded, 98.1% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 1.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 95.8% of men. 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.
Bulfin common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Thomas, Edmund, Patrick and Christopher G. For women it was Bridget (4), followed by Margaret, Mary, Aileen and Annie.
Bulfin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bulfin's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%), domestic servant (1.6%) and gardener (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18% of all Bulfins, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Bulfin?
Most Bulfins, 63.9%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (14.8%) and Presbyterian (1.6%).
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Bulfin statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 27
Bulfin in the USA (2020)
Number: 115
Rank: 145,757
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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