Marrinan family name history and map
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Marrinan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 281 people named Marrinan in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 150 men and 130 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Marrinan in Ireland
The Marrinans were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 94.7% of them (266 people). Next came Antrim (6), Cork (2), Down (2) and Galway (2).
Marrinan average age in 1911
The average Marrinan in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 29.4 for men and 31.8 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Marrinan literacy in 1911
Of the Marrinans whose literacy was recorded, 83.3% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 14.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.8% reading and writing against 81.2% 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.
Marrinan common first names
The most common male names were Michael (24), Patrick, James, John and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (30), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Norah.
Marrinan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Marrinan's census form was "Scholar"; 26.7% (75) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (24.6%), farm labourer (5.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%) and no occupation / dependent (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 30.6% of all Marrinans, followed by retail & commerce, no occupation / dependent and professional.
What religion is Marrinan?
Marrinans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them.
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Marrinan statistics (1911)
Number: 281
Rank: 2,016
Average Age: 31
Marrinan in the USA (2020)
Number: 363
Rank: 60,024
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.