Farnon family name history and map
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Farnon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 79 people named Farnon in Ireland; roughly one in every 56,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 39 men and 40 women.
Counties with Farnon in Ireland
Down was Farnon country: 35.4% of them (28 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (15), Antrim (10), Kildare (8) and Louth (7).
Farnon average age in 1911
The average Farnon in 1911 was 34.3 years old, 33.4 for men and 35.1 for women; noticeably 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.
Farnon literacy in 1911
Of the Farnons whose literacy was recorded, 65.8% could both read and write, 13.2% could read but not write, and 21.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 68.4% reading and writing against 63.2% 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.
Farnon common first names
The most common male names were John (8), James, Patrick, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Margaret, Rose, Agnes and Annie.
Farnon occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Farnon's census form was "Scholar"; 16.5% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.7%), farm labourer (7.6%), general labourer (6.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.5% of all Farnons, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Farnon?
Farnons were predominantly Roman Catholic (83.5%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (10.1%), Anglican (5.1%) and Unitarian (1.3%).
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Farnon statistics (1911)
Number: 79
Rank: 4,436
Average Age: 34
Farnon in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.