Wrenn family name history and map
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Wrenn in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 184 people named Wrenn in Ireland; roughly one in every 24,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 95 men and 89 women.
Counties with Wrenn in Ireland
Limerick was Wrenn country: 40.8% of them (75 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Leitrim (20), Kerry (18), Meath (15) and Cork (10).
Wrenn average age in 1911
The average Wrenn in 1911 was 26.4 years old, 25.9 for men and 27.0 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.
Wrenn literacy in 1911
Of the Wrenns whose literacy was recorded, 70.6% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 26.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 73.4% reading and writing against 67.4% 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.
Wrenn common first names
The most common male names were John (12), James, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (18), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Anne.
Wrenn occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wrenn's census form was "Scholar"; 25% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.4%), general labourer (6%), farm labourer (4.9%) and domestic servant (1.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.3% of all Wrenns, followed by general labourers, domestic service and professional.
What religion is Wrenn?
Wrenns were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.5%).
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Wrenn statistics (1911)
Number: 184
Rank: 2,642
Average Age: 26
Wrenn in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,881
Rank: 6,645
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.