Denning family name history and map
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Denning in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 194 people named Denning in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 98 men and 96 women.
Counties and map with Denning in Ireland
Cavan was Denning country: 27.3% of them (53 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (31), Leitrim (24), Meath (15) and Dublin (14).
Denning average age in 1911
The average Denning in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 33.4 for men and 29.2 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.
Denning literacy in 1911
Of the Dennings whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.2% reading and writing against 80.6% of 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.
Denning common first names
The most common male names were John (18), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Bridget, Kate, Maggie and Mary Anne.
Denning occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Denning's census form was "Scholar"; 24.2% (47) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16%), farm labourer (5.7%), dressmaker / milliner (2.6%) and gardener (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.2% of all Dennings, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Denning?
Dennings were predominantly Roman Catholic (73.2%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (9.3%), Presbyterian (9.3%), Congregationalist (1%) and Plymouth Brethren (1%).
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Denning statistics (1911)
Number: 194
Rank: 2,550
Average Age: 31
Denning in the USA (2020)
Number: 7,554
Rank: 4,558
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
