Lardner family name history and map
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Lardner in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 199 people named Lardner in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 96 men and 103 women.
Counties with Lardner in Ireland
The Lardners were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 85.9% of them (171 people). Next came Mayo (15), Limerick (7), Monaghan (3) and Dublin (2).
Lardner average age in 1911
The average Lardner in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 31.2 for men and 33.3 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.
Lardner literacy in 1911
Of the Lardners whose literacy was recorded, 74.6% could both read and write, 5.1% could read but not write, and 20.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.2% reading and writing against 70.3% 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.
Lardner common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Michael, Thomas, Patrick and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (16), followed by Mary, Margaret, Kate and Delia.
Lardner occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Lardners was farmer, 26.1% of them (52 people). Next came scholar / student (22.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3%), farm labourer (2.5%) and dressmaker / milliner (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.6% of all Lardners, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is Lardner?
Lardners were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Lardner statistics (1911)
Number: 199
Rank: 2,523
Average Age: 32
Lardner in the USA (2020)
Number: 476
Rank: 47,959
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
