Drum family name history and map
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Drum in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 444 people named Drum in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 235 men and 207 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties and map with Drum in Ireland
Fermanagh was Drum country: 28.6% of them (127 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cavan (81), Monaghan (32), Meath (30) and Kerry (29).
Drum average age in 1911
The average Drum in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 29.4 for men and 32.8 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Drum literacy in 1911
Of the Drums whose literacy was recorded, 74.5% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 20.3% 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.
Drum common first names
The most common male names were John (39), James, Patrick, Francis and Hugh. For women it was Mary (35), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Margaret and Kate.
Drum occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Drum's census form was "Scholar"; 23.2% (103) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.4%), farm labourer (5.2%), general labourer (4.1%) and domestic servant (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.5% of all Drums, followed by general labourers, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Drum?
Drums were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.8%).
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Drum statistics (1911)
Number: 444
Rank: 1,463
Average Age: 31
Drum in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,085
Rank: 7,794
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
