Rail family name history and map
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Rail in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 21 people named Rail in Ireland: 8 men and 13 women.
Counties with Rail in Ireland
Most Rails were found in Westmeath (8), with smaller numbers in Kerry (7), Clare (3), Tipperary (2) and Limerick (1).
Rail average age in 1911
The average Rail in 1911 was 27.7 years old, though with only 21 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Rail literacy in 1911
Of the Rails whose literacy was recorded, 65% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 35% could do neither.
Rail common first names
Among the Rails were men named John (2), Michael (2), Florance, Patrick and Philip and women named Mary (3), Ellen (2), Margaret (2), Eliza and Elizabeth.
Rail occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Rail's census form was "Scholar"; 28.6% (6) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19%), domestic servant (9.5%), general labourer (9.5%) and retired / pensioner (4.8%).
What religion is Rail?
Rails were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Rail statistics (1911)
Number: 21
Rank: 9,274
Average Age: 28
Rail in the USA (2020)
Number: 590
Rank: 40,105
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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