Moylan family name history and map
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Moylan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 930 people named Moylan in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 458 men and 472 women.
Counties with Moylan in Ireland
Galway had the largest share of Moylans, 18.9% (176 people). Next came Cork (148), Clare (135), Tipperary (119) and Dublin (75).
Moylan average age in 1911
The average Moylan in 1911 was 31.7 years old, 31.1 for men and 32.3 for women; slightly older 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.
Moylan literacy in 1911
Of the Moylans whose literacy was recorded, 79.7% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 17.4% 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.
Moylan common first names
The most common male names were John (94), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (81), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Ellen and Kate.
Moylan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Moylan's census form was "Scholar"; 19.8% (184) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.6%), general labourer (4%), farm labourer (3.2%) and domestic servant (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.6% of all Moylans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Moylan?
Moylans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.1%).
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Moylan statistics (1911)
Number: 930
Rank: 833
Average Age: 32
Moylan in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,567
Rank: 11,682
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.