Flinn family name history and map
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Flinn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 98 people named Flinn in Ireland; roughly one in every 45,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 48 men and 49 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Flinn in Ireland
Down was Flinn country: 45.9% of them (45 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (9), Armagh (7), Dublin (6) and Mayo (5).
Flinn average age in 1911
The average Flinn in 1911 was 32.9 years old, 30.0 for men and 35.8 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.
Flinn literacy in 1911
Of the Flinns whose literacy was recorded, 84.5% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 12.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.5% reading and writing against 81.6% 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.
Flinn common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (6), James, John, Thomas and William. For women it was Annie (3), followed by Anne, Bridget, Lizzie and Margaret.
Flinn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Flinn's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.1%), textile worker (5.1%), general labourer (4.1%) and metal worker / engineer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 9.2% of all Flinns, followed by agriculture, general labourers and professional.
What religion is Flinn?
Most Flinns, 56.1%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (22.4%) and Presbyterian (20.4%).
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Flinn statistics (1911)
Number: 98
Rank: 3,898
Average Age: 33
Flinnin the USA (2020)
Number: 5,013
Rank: 6,509
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
