Bunce family name history and map
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Bunce in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 58 people named Bunce in Ireland; roughly one in every 76,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 28 men and 30 women.
Counties with Bunce in Ireland
The Bunces were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 69% of them (40 people). Next came Tipperary (6), Cork (4), Limerick (3) and Clare (2).
Bunce average age in 1911
The average Bunce in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 33.8 for men and 32.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Bunce literacy in 1911
Of the Bunces whose literacy was recorded, 87.9% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 10.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90% reading and writing against 85.7% 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.
Bunce common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (6), John, Michael, William and Denis. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Hanora and Norah.
Bunce occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bunce's census form was "Scholar"; 24.1% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (22.4%), farm labourer (8.6%), general labourer (5.2%) and domestic servant (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 32.8% of all Bunces, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bunce?
Bunces were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.4%).
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Bunce statistics (1911)
Number: 58
Rank: 5,290
Average Age: 33
Bunce in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,824
Rank: 8,291
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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