Mullins family name history and map
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Mullins in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,727 people named Mullins in Ireland, about 0.039% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 506th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 854 men and 872 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Mullins in Ireland
Cork had the largest share of Mullinses, 21.2% (366 people). Next came Galway (223), Clare (216), Limerick (209) and Tipperary (113).
Mullins average age in 1911
The average Mullins in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.3 for men and 29.4 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.
Mullins literacy in 1911
Of the Mullinses whose literacy was recorded, 75.3% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 20.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Mullins common first names
The most common male names were John (145), Patrick, Michael, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (168), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.
Mullins occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Mullins's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (373) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.7%), farm labourer (4.6%), general labourer (3.8%) and domestic servant (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21% of all Mullinses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Mullins?
Mullinses were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.4%), Presbyterian (0.6%) and Methodist (0.1%).
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Mullins statistics (1911)
Number: 1,727
Rank: 506
Average Age: 29
Mullins in the USA (2020)
Number: 67,835
Rank: 482
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
