Guinness family name history and map
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Guinness in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 46 people named Guinness in Ireland: 23 men and 23 women.
Counties with Guinness in Ireland
Most Guinnesses were found in Dublin (30), with smaller numbers in Wicklow (6), Down (4), Louth (2) and Meath (2).
Guinness average age in 1911
The average Guinness in 1911 was 32.7 years old, though with only 46 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Guinness literacy in 1911
Of the Guinnesses whose literacy was recorded, 82.6% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 17.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87% reading and writing against 78.3% of women.
Guinness common first names
Among the Guinnesses were men named Anthony, Arthur Ernest, Brian Cecil, Charles Davis and Ernest and women named Elizabeth (2), Mary (2), Sarah (2), Dorothy and Eleanor.
Guinness occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Guinness's census form was "Scholar"; 15.2% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (13%), retired / pensioner (8.7%), baker / confectioner (4.3%) and tailor (4.3%).
What religion is Guinness?
Most Guinnesses, 67.4%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (30.4%) and Agnostic (2.2%).
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Guinness statistics (1911)
Number: 46
Rank: 6,071
Average Age: 33
Guinness in the USA (2020)
Number: 158
Rank: 116,774
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
