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Mulholland family name history and map

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Mulholland

Mulholland in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 2,442 people named Mulholland in Ireland, about 0.056% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 364th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,143 men and 1,297 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with Mulholland in Ireland

Antrim was Mulholland country: 38.8% of them (947 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (436), Derry (342), Armagh (185) and Louth (147).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Mulholland average age in 1911

The average Mulholland in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 27.9 for men and 29.9 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.

Mulholland literacy in 1911

Of the Mulhollands whose literacy was recorded, 76.7% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 17.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.4% reading and writing against 75.2% 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.

Mulholland common first names

The most common male names were John (158), James, Patrick, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (149), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Margaret and Sarah.

Mulholland occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Mulholland's census form was "Scholar"; 21.9% (535) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), textile worker (7.1%), general labourer (3.1%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.1% of all Mulhollands, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.

What religion is Mulholland?

Most Mulhollands, 65.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.5%), Presbyterian (15.1%), Baptist (1%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.7%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census
Map showing where Anglican families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census
Map showing where Presbyterian families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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Mulholland statistics (1911)

Number: 2,442
Rank: 364
Average Age: 29

Mulholland in the USA (2020)

Number: 6,036
Rank: 5,559

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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