Falkiner family name history and map
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Falkiner in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 86 people named Falkiner in Ireland; roughly one in every 51,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 44 men and 41 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Falkiner in Ireland
Dublin was Falkiner country: 40.7% of them (35 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tipperary (19), Kerry (7), Laois (6) and Kildare (5).
Falkiner average age in 1911
The average Falkiner in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 26.5 for men and 37.1 for women; slightly older 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.
Falkiner literacy in 1911
Of the Falkiners whose literacy was recorded, 88.2% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 7.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 94.4% reading and writing against 82.1% 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.
Falkiner common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Richard, Thomas, George and Patrick. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Annie, Bridget, Hanora and Alice Elinor.
Falkiner occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Falkiner's census form was "Scholar"; 23.3% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (5.8%), farmer (4.7%), clergy / religious (3.5%) and clerk / office worker (3.5%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 7% of all Falkiners, followed by building & construction, general labourers and agriculture.
What religion is Falkiner?
The largest religious group among Falkiners was Anglican, at 48.8%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (36%), Unitarian (8.1%), Presbyterian (2.3%) and Protestant (1.2%).
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Falkiner statistics (1911)
Number: 86
Rank: 4,237
Average Age: 31
Falkiner in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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