Prenter family name history
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Prenter in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 115 people named Prenter in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 64 women to 51 men.
Counties with Prenter in Ireland
The Prenters were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 62.6% of them (72 people). Next came Down (23), Dublin (14), Armagh (4) and Wicklow (2).
Prenter average age in 1911
The average Prenter in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 24.7 for men and 31.4 for women; a touch 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.
Prenter literacy in 1911
Of the Prenters whose literacy was recorded, 85.8% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 12.4% 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.
Prenter common first names
The most common male names were John (6), James, Samuel, William and Joseph. For women it was Annie (5), followed by Agnes, Sarah, Ellen and Clara.
Prenter occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Prenter's census form was "Scholar"; 19.1% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (12.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.2%), farmer (3.5%) and seamstress (3.5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 16.5% of all Prenters, followed by retail & commerce, agriculture and building & construction.
What religion is Prenter?
The largest religious group among Prenters was Roman Catholic, at 30.4%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (22.6%), Methodist (17.4%), Anglican (13.9%) and Plymouth Brethren (7.8%).
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Prenter statistics (1911)
Number: 115
Rank: 3,542
Average Age: 28
Prenterin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
