Drumm family name history and map
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Drumm in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 226 people named Drumm in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 116 men and 110 women.
Counties and map with Drumm in Ireland
Fermanagh was Drumm country: 49.6% of them (112 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (33), Cavan (16), Tyrone (12) and Louth (9).
Drumm average age in 1911
The average Drumm in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 29.5 for men and 28.7 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.
Drumm literacy in 1911
Of the Drumms whose literacy was recorded, 79.2% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 15.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.3% reading and writing against 75.7% 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.
Drumm common first names
The most common male names were John (16), Patrick, James, Thomas and Francis. For women it was Mary (15), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Maggie.
Drumm occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Drumm's census form was "Scholar"; 21.7% (49) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.3%), general labourer (7.5%), farm labourer (4.4%) and blacksmith / smith (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.6% of all Drumms, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Drumm?
Drumms were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.1%).
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Drumm statistics (1911)
Number: 226
Rank: 2,327
Average Age: 29
Drumm in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,819
Rank: 8,307
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
