Drain family name history and map
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Drain in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 195 people named Drain in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 114 women to 81 men.
Counties with Drain in Ireland
The Drains were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 63.6% of them (124 people). Next came Down (49), Derry (10), Donegal (8) and Monaghan (3).
Drain average age in 1911
The average Drain in 1911 was 26.9 years old, 27.2 for men and 26.7 for women; noticeably 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.
Drain literacy in 1911
Of the Drains whose literacy was recorded, 75.9% could both read and write, 7.5% could read but not write, and 16.6% 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.
Drain common first names
The most common male names were James (12), John, Henry, Samuel and Hugh. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Sarah, Maggie, Mary Jane and Margaret.
Drain occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Drain's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (48) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (8.2%), farmer (7.7%), textile worker (7.2%) and domestic servant (4.6%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 11.3% of all Drains, followed by agriculture, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Drain?
Most Drains, 63.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (29.7%), Anglican (4.6%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.5%).
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Drain statistics (1911)
Number: 195
Rank: 2,544
Average Age: 27
Drainin the USA (2020)
Number: 3,451
Rank: 9,097
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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