Cahalane family name history and map
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Cahalane in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 416 people named Cahalane in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 206 men and 210 women.
Counties with Cahalane in Ireland
The Cahalanes were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 74.5% of them (310 people). Next came Kerry (94), Roscommon (4), Limerick (3) and Wicklow (3).
Cahalane average age in 1911
The average Cahalane in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 30.8 for men and 29.2 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.
Cahalane literacy in 1911
Of the Cahalanes whose literacy was recorded, 72.5% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 24.8% 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.
Cahalane common first names
The most common male names were John (38), Michael, Daniel, Cornelius and Patrick. For women it was Mary (45), followed by Ellen, Julia, Margaret and Kate.
Cahalane occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cahalane's census form was "Scholar"; 19.5% (81) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.1%), farm labourer (7%), domestic servant (4.8%) and general labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24.3% of all Cahalanes, followed by domestic service, building & construction and general labourers.
What religion is Cahalane?
Cahalanes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them.
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Cahalane statistics (1911)
Number: 416
Rank: 1,531
Average Age: 30
Cahalane in the USA (2020)
Number: 336
Rank: 64,041
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.