Enright family name history and map
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Enright in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,835 people named Enright in Ireland, about 0.042% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 478th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 900 men and 935 women.
Counties with Enright in Ireland
Limerick was Enright country: 41.6% of them (764 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Kerry (685), Cork (129), Clare (122) and Dublin (52).
Enright average age in 1911
The average Enright in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 30.3 for men and 31.3 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.
Enright literacy in 1911
Of the Enrights whose literacy was recorded, 78.6% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 18.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80.7% reading and writing against 76.5% of men. 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.
Enright common first names
The most common male names were John (166), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (179), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.
Enright occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Enright's census form was "Scholar"; 20.1% (369) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), farm labourer (6.7%), general labourer (4.1%) and domestic servant (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.7% of all Enrights, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Enright?
Enrights were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.3%).
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Enright statistics (1911)
Number: 1,835
Rank: 478
Average Age: 31
Enright in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,776
Rank: 5,018
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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