ORpen family name history and map
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ORpen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named ORpen in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 34 women to 22 men.
Counties with ORpen in Ireland
Dublin was ORpen country: 33.9% of them (19 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (11), Kerry (10), Waterford (8) and Wexford (4).
ORpen average age in 1911
The average ORpen in 1911 was 35.7 years old, 40.7 for men and 32.4 for women; noticeably 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.
ORpen literacy in 1911
Of the ORpens whose literacy was recorded, 83.6% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 16.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.9% reading and writing against 78.8% 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.
ORpen common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (3), Edward, Arthur Frank St George, Arthur H and Arthur H S. For women it was Adela (1), followed by Amy Noble, Ann, Anne and Annie.
ORpen occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among ORpens was farmer, 12.5% of them (7 people). Next came scholar / student (8.9%), other professional (7.1%), clergy / religious (3.6%) and domestic servant (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.5% of all ORpens, followed by professional, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is ORpen?
Most ORpens, 62.5%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (30.4%) and Agnostic (7.1%).
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ORpen statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 36
ORpenin the USA (2020)
Number: 182
Rank: 104,723
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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