Glennon family name history and map
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Glennon in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 973 people named Glennon in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 507 men and 464 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Glennon in Ireland
Roscommon had the largest share of Glennons, 17.9% (174 people). Next came Westmeath (173), Dublin (151), Galway (117) and Meath (72).
Glennon average age in 1911
The average Glennon in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 31.7 for men and 30.8 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.
Glennon literacy in 1911
Of the Glennons whose literacy was recorded, 80.9% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 16.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82% reading and writing against 79.7% 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.
Glennon common first names
The most common male names were John (83), Patrick, Thomas, Michael and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (87), followed by Bridget, Anne, Margaret and Ellen.
Glennon occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Glennons was farmer, 23.4% of them (228 people). Next came scholar / student (17.5%), farm labourer (6.4%), general labourer (3.8%) and domestic servant (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.5% of all Glennons, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Glennon?
Glennons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.2%) and Baptist (0.1%).
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Glennon statistics (1911)
Number: 973
Rank: 807
Average Age: 31
Glennon in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,315
Rank: 9,407
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
