Murren family name history
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Murren in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 129 people named Murren in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 64 men and 65 women.
Counties with Murren in Ireland
Roscommon was Murren country: 41.1% of them (53 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Sligo (43), Galway (7), Limerick (5) and Tyrone (5).
Murren average age in 1911
The average Murren in 1911 was 32.4 years old, 29.7 for men and 34.9 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.
Murren literacy in 1911
Of the Murrens whose literacy was recorded, 76.1% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 21.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.3% reading and writing against 72.9% 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.
Murren common first names
The most common male names were Michael (9), Thomas, James, John and Patrick; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Bridget (14), followed by Catherine, Kate, Mary and Annie.
Murren occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Murrens was farmer, 23.3% of them (30 people). Next came scholar / student (21.7%), farm labourer (5.4%), police (ric/dmp) (2.3%) and seamstress (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.7% of all Murrens, followed by public service & defence, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Murren?
Murrens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.8%).
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Murren statistics (1911)
Number: 129
Rank: 3,306
Average Age: 32
Murrenin the USA (2020)
Number: 540
Rank: 43,119
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
