Riorden family name history and map
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Riorden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 63 people named Riorden in Ireland; roughly one in every 70,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 36 men to 27 women.
Counties with Riorden in Ireland
Kerry was Riorden country: 46% of them (29 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (20), Antrim (9), Tipperary (2) and Carlow (1).
Riorden average age in 1911
The average Riorden in 1911 was 25.1 years old, 24.6 for men and 25.8 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.
Riorden literacy in 1911
Of the Riordens whose literacy was recorded, 71.4% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 25.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.8% reading and writing against 63% 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.
Riorden common first names
The most common male names were Cornelius (4), John, Patrick, Daniel and Timothy. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Hannah, Ellen, Annie and Sara.
Riorden occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Riorden's census form was "Scholar"; 27% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (6.3%), general labourer (6.3%), carpenter / joiner (3.2%) and farm labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.9% of all Riordens, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Riorden?
Riordens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.6%).
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Riorden statistics (1911)
Number: 63
Rank: 5,022
Average Age: 25
Riorden in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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