Creen family name history and map
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Creen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Creen in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 25 men and 27 women.
Counties with Creen in Ireland
The Creens were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 61.5% of them (32 people). Next came Down (15), Cork (4) and Mayo (1).
Creen average age in 1911
The average Creen in 1911 was 32.0 years old, 30.3 for men and 33.6 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.
Creen literacy in 1911
Of the Creens whose literacy was recorded, 88.5% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 5.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92.6% reading and writing against 84% 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.
Creen common first names
The most common male names were William (5), John, Archibald, Archie and Arthur. For women it was Agnes (3), followed by Annie, Sarah, Elizabeth and Isabel.
Creen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Creen's census form was "Scholar"; 17.3% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.6%), general labourer (7.7%), seamstress (3.8%) and builder / contractor (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all Creens, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is Creen?
Creens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (5.8%) and Anglican (3.8%).
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Creen statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 32
Creen in the USA (2020)
Number: 197
Rank: 98,501
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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