Conaghan family name history and map
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Conaghan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 441 people named Conaghan in Ireland; roughly one in every 10,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 203 men and 238 women.
Counties with Conaghan in Ireland
The Conaghans were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 79.8% of them (352 people). Next came Derry (54), Tyrone (21), Dublin (8) and Antrim (2).
Conaghan average age in 1911
The average Conaghan in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 27.5 for men and 30.1 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.
Conaghan literacy in 1911
Of the Conaghans whose literacy was recorded, 62.8% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 31.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 63.8% reading and writing against 61.6% of men. 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.
Conaghan common first names
The most common male names were John (33), Patrick, James, Charles and Hugh. For women it was Mary (34), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Annie and Hannah.
Conaghan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Conaghan's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (85) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.2%), domestic servant (3.6%), farm labourer (3.2%) and general labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.4% of all Conaghans, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is Conaghan?
Conaghans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Conaghan statistics (1911)
Number: 441
Rank: 1,471
Average Age: 29
Conaghan in the USA (2020)
Number: 329
Rank: 65,168
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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