Ferran family name history and map
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Ferran in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 95 people named Ferran in Ireland; roughly one in every 46,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 55 women to 40 men.
Counties with Ferran in Ireland
The Ferrans were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 70.5% of them (67 people). Next came Derry (14), Down (5), Dublin (4) and Tyrone (4).
Ferran average age in 1911
The average Ferran in 1911 was 33.2 years old, 29.0 for men and 36.3 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.
Ferran literacy in 1911
Of the Ferrans whose literacy was recorded, 73.4% could both read and write, 8.5% could read but not write, and 18.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.9% reading and writing against 70.9% 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.
Ferran common first names
The most common male names were James (6), John, Thomas, Edward and Anthony. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Catherine and Ellen.
Ferran occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Ferran's census form was "Scholar"; 15.8% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (14.7%), farmer (6.3%), no occupation / dependent (5.3%) and general labourer (4.2%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 20% of all Ferrans, followed by agriculture, no occupation / dependent and general labourers.
What religion is Ferran?
Ferrans were predominantly Roman Catholic (80%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.9%) and Presbyterian (2.1%).
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Ferran statistics (1911)
Number: 95
Rank: 3,992
Average Age: 33
Ferran in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,019
Rank: 25,434
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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