Duffin family name history and map
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Duffin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 545 people named Duffin in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 258 men and 287 women.
Counties with Duffin in Ireland
The Duffins were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 60% of them (327 people). Next came Down (78), Wexford (54), Tyrone (22) and Derry (18).
Duffin average age in 1911
The average Duffin in 1911 was 27.7 years old, 26.9 for men and 28.4 for women; a touch 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.
Duffin literacy in 1911
Of the Duffins whose literacy was recorded, 77.7% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 18.3% 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.
Duffin common first names
The most common male names were John (37), James, Patrick, Thomas and Hugh. For women it was Mary (36), followed by Margaret, Annie, Maggie and Sarah.
Duffin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Duffin's census form was "Scholar"; 23.7% (129) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.2%), farm labourer (5.3%), general labourer (4.8%) and domestic servant (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.6% of all Duffins, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Duffin?
Most Duffins, 66.4%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.6%), Presbyterian (12.5%), Unitarian (3.5%) and Congregationalist (0.9%).
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Duffin statistics (1911)
Number: 545
Rank: 1,257
Average Age: 28
Duffin in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,417
Rank: 12,291
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.