Murnane family name history and map
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Murnane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 554 people named Murnane in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 277 men and 276 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Murnane in Ireland
Cork was Murnane country: 39.7% of them (220 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (171), Tipperary (61), Clare (37) and Dublin (24).
Murnane average age in 1911
The average Murnane in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 30.9 for men and 31.4 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.
Murnane literacy in 1911
Of the Murnanes whose literacy was recorded, 84% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 14.3% 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.
Murnane common first names
The most common male names were Michael (38), John, Patrick, James and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (38), followed by Margaret, Ellen, Kate and Bridget.
Murnane occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Murnane's census form was "Scholar"; 19.1% (106) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.1%), general labourer (4.3%), farm labourer (4.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.6% of all Murnanes, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and metal & engineering.
What religion is Murnane?
Murnanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.3%).
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Murnane statistics (1911)
Number: 554
Rank: 1,242
Average Age: 31
Murnanein the USA (2020)
Number: 1,488
Rank: 18,393
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
