Tyrrell family name history and map
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Tyrrell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,237 people named Tyrrell in Ireland, about 0.028% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 670th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 595 men and 636 women. (A small number, 6, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Tyrrell in Ireland
Dublin was Tyrrell country: 31% of them (384 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wicklow (216), Kildare (115), Antrim (63) and Wexford (63).
Tyrrell average age in 1911
The average Tyrrell in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 28.7 for men and 30.9 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Tyrrell literacy in 1911
Of the Tyrrells whose literacy was recorded, 79.8% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.3% reading and writing against 78.3% of men. 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.
Tyrrell common first names
The most common male names were John (82), Thomas, James, Patrick and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (94), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Ellen and Bridget.
Tyrrell occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tyrrell's census form was "Scholar"; 18.4% (228) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.8%), general labourer (5.5%), farm labourer (3%) and domestic servant (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.7% of all Tyrrells, followed by domestic service, general labourers and transport.
What religion is Tyrrell?
Tyrrells were predominantly Roman Catholic (75.6%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (17.9%), Methodist (2.7%), Presbyterian (2.3%) and Non-Conformist (0.2%).
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Tyrrell statistics (1911)
Number: 1,237
Rank: 670
Average Age: 30
Tyrrellin the USA (2020)
Number: 5,549
Rank: 5,973
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
