Swann family name history and map
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Swann in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 224 people named Swann in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 124 women to 100 men.
Counties with Swann in Ireland
The Swanns were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 67% of them (150 people). Next came Derry (30), Down (16), Armagh (10) and Dublin (8).
Swann average age in 1911
The average Swann in 1911 was 27.3 years old, 25.9 for men and 28.4 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.
Swann literacy in 1911
Of the Swanns whose literacy was recorded, 78.4% could both read and write, 7% could read but not write, and 14.6% 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.
Swann common first names
The most common male names were James (13), William, John, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Jane (8), followed by Agnes, Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary.
Swann occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Swann's census form was "Scholar"; 21.4% (48) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6.2%), general labourer (5.8%) and textile worker (4.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.9% of all Swanns, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Swann?
Most Swanns, 68.3%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (12.5%), Roman Catholic (9.4%), Baptist (2.7%) and Methodist (1.8%).
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Swann statistics (1911)
Number: 224
Rank: 2,337
Average Age: 27
Swannin the USA (2020)
Number: 11,840
Rank: 2,969
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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