Guinn family name history and map
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Guinn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 70 people named Guinn in Ireland; roughly one in every 63,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 47 women to 23 men.
Counties with Guinn in Ireland
Antrim had the largest share of Guinns, 15.7% (11 people). Next came Down (10), Derry (8), Galway (8) and Tyrone (5).
Guinn average age in 1911
The average Guinn in 1911 was 35.5 years old, 33.1 for men and 36.7 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.
Guinn literacy in 1911
Of the Guinns whose literacy was recorded, 70.6% could both read and write, 10.3% could read but not write, and 19.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73.3% reading and writing against 65.2% 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.
Guinn common first names
The most common male names were James (5), John, Thomas, William and Henry. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Lizzie, Margaret, Bridget and Catherine.
Guinn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Guinn's census form was "Scholar"; 15.7% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (10%), farm labourer (7.1%), farmer (5.7%) and cook (4.3%). Grouped by sector, domestic service accounted for 17.1% of all Guinns, followed by agriculture, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Guinn?
Guinns were predominantly Roman Catholic (71.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (21.4%) and Presbyterian (5.7%).
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Guinn statistics (1911)
Number: 70
Rank: 4,760
Average Age: 36
Guinnin the USA (2020)
Number: 12,202
Rank: 2,878
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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