Twohig family name history and map
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Twohig in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 553 people named Twohig in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 274 men and 278 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Twohig in Ireland
The Twohigs were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 95.1% of them (526 people). Next came Dublin (20), Kerry (2), Limerick (2) and Longford (1).
Twohig average age in 1911
The average Twohig in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 28.9 for men and 31.3 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.
Twohig literacy in 1911
Of the Twohigs whose literacy was recorded, 79.7% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 17.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 81% reading and writing against 78.4% 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.
Twohig common first names
The most common male names were John (37), James, Jeremiah, Patrick and Michael. For women it was Mary (44), followed by Margaret, Hannah, Julia and Kate.
Twohig occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Twohig's census form was "Scholar"; 19.9% (110) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.9%), farm labourer (4.9%), general labourer (4.5%) and domestic servant (4.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.3% of all Twohigs, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Twohig?
Twohigs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.4%).
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Twohig statistics (1911)
Number: 553
Rank: 1,243
Average Age: 30
Twohig in the USA (2020)
Number: 909
Rank: 27,975
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.