Patten family name history and map
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Patten in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 382 people named Patten in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 185 men and 197 women.
Counties with Patten in Ireland
The Pattens were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 72.8% of them (278 people). Next came Galway (33), Antrim (21), Dublin (18) and Donegal (14).
Patten average age in 1911
The average Patten in 1911 was 26.7 years old, 23.6 for men and 29.6 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.
Patten literacy in 1911
Of the Pattens whose literacy was recorded, 52.4% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 44.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 55.8% reading and writing against 49.2% 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.
Patten common first names
The most common male names were John (27), Martin, Michael, Pat and Patrick. For women it was Mary (37), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Anne and Julia.
Patten occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Patten's census form was "Scholar"; 24.9% (95) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20.2%), no occupation / dependent (1.8%), farm labourer (1.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.7% of all Pattens, followed by retail & commerce, no occupation / dependent and professional.
What religion is Patten?
Pattens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.2%), Presbyterian (3.7%) and Methodist (0.8%).
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Patten statistics (1911)
Number: 382
Rank: 1,628
Average Age: 27
Patten in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,442
Rank: 3,059
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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