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O’Shaughnessy

O'Shaughnessy in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 1,038 people named O'Shaughnessy in Ireland, about 0.024% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 763rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 506 men and 531 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with O'Shaughnessy in Ireland

Limerick was O'Shaughnessy country: 47.8% of them (496 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (165), Cork (83), Clare (69) and Tipperary (60).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

O'Shaughnessy average age in 1911

The average O'Shaughnessy in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 29.4 for men and 29.3 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.

O'Shaughnessy literacy in 1911

Of the O'Shaughnessys whose literacy was recorded, 83.5% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 13.7% 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.

O'Shaughnessy common first names

The most common male names were John (82), Michael, Patrick, James and William. For women it was Mary (86), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.

O'Shaughnessy occupations in 1911

The most common entry on an O'Shaughnessy's census form was "Scholar"; 22.4% (233) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%), general labourer (3.7%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14% of all O'Shaughnessys, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.

What religion is O'Shaughnessy?

O'Shaughnessys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.3%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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O'Shaughnessy statistics (1911)

Number: 1,038
Rank: 763
Average Age: 29

O'Shaughnessy in the USA (2020)

Number: 3,319
Rank: 9,396

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

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