Doonan family name history and map
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Doonan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 367 people named Doonan in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 191 men and 176 women.
Counties with Doonan in Ireland
Fermanagh was Doonan country: 31.6% of them (116 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Leitrim (67), Monaghan (22), Antrim (21) and Longford (18).
Doonan average age in 1911
The average Doonan in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 31.9 for men and 32.8 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.
Doonan literacy in 1911
Of the Doonans whose literacy was recorded, 78.3% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 16.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.7% reading and writing against 74.3% 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.
Doonan common first names
The most common male names were John (33), Patrick, James, Thomas and Francis. For women it was Bridget (20), followed by Mary, Annie, Ellen and Catherine.
Doonan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Doonans was farmer, 24.8% of them (91 people). Next came scholar / student (16.1%), farm labourer (3%), general labourer (3%) and domestic servant (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.2% of all Doonans, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Doonan?
Doonans were predominantly Roman Catholic (70.3%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (22.1%), Methodist (6.5%) and Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Doonan statistics (1911)
Number: 367
Rank: 1,675
Average Age: 32
Doonan in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,162
Rank: 22,647
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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