Gurren family name history and map
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Gurren in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 52 people named Gurren in Ireland; roughly one in every 84,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 27 men and 25 women.
Counties with Gurren in Ireland
Mayo was Gurren country: 25% of them (13 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (12), Westmeath (12), Roscommon (8) and Longford (4).
Gurren average age in 1911
The average Gurren in 1911 was 32.8 years old, 32.6 for men and 32.9 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.
Gurren literacy in 1911
Of the Gurrens whose literacy was recorded, 73.1% could both read and write, 3.8% could read but not write, and 23.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.8% reading and writing against 68% 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.
Gurren common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (6), Edward, John, Michael and Bartly. For women it was Bridget (5), followed by Mary, Annie, Catherine and Ellen.
Gurren occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Gurrens was farmer, 17.3% of them (9 people). Next came scholar / student (17.3%), farm labourer (7.7%), general labourer (3.8%) and carpenter / joiner (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25% of all Gurrens, followed by general labourers, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Gurren?
Gurrens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Gurren statistics (1911)
Number: 52
Rank: 5,653
Average Age: 33
Gurren in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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