Dunbar family name history and map
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Dunbar in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 768 people named Dunbar in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 373 men and 395 women.
Counties with Dunbar in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Dunbars, 22.7% (174 people). Next came Down (129), Wexford (106), Tyrone (86) and Dublin (71).
Dunbar average age in 1911
The average Dunbar in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 28.7 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.
Dunbar literacy in 1911
Of the Dunbars whose literacy was recorded, 79.8% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 15.1% 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.
Dunbar common first names
The most common male names were John (43), James, Thomas, Robert and William. For women it was Mary (56), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Sarah and Annie.
Dunbar occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Dunbar's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (163) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.9%), general labourer (5.3%), textile worker (4.8%) and farm labourer (4.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.1% of all Dunbars, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Dunbar?
The largest religious group among Dunbars was Roman Catholic, at 41.1%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (28.4%), Anglican (25.7%), Methodist (1.7%) and Unitarian (0.9%).
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Dunbar statistics (1911)
Number: 768
Rank: 966
Average Age: 29
Dunbar in the USA (2020)
Number: 25,377
Rank: 1,363
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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