Mulkerns family name history and map
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Mulkerns in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named Mulkerns in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 42 men to 19 women.
Counties with Mulkerns in Ireland
The Mulkernses were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 75.4% of them (46 people). Next came Mayo (8), Dublin (5) and Westmeath (2).
Mulkerns average age in 1911
The average Mulkerns in 1911 was 25.6 years old, 23.1 for men and 31.1 for women; noticeably younger 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.
Mulkerns literacy in 1911
Of the Mulkernses whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 18% could do neither. 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.
Mulkerns common first names
The most common male names were James (6), Michael, Thomas, John and Martin. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Bridget, Barbarra, Elizabeth and Kate.
Mulkerns occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Mulkerns's census form was "Scholar"; 27.9% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18%), carter / driver / groom (8.2%), metal worker / engineer (3.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18% of all Mulkernses, followed by transport, metal & engineering and retail & commerce.
What religion is Mulkerns?
Mulkernses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Mulkerns statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 26
Mulkernsin 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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