Counihan family name history and map
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Counihan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 334 people named Counihan in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 159 men and 175 women.
Counties with Counihan in Ireland
The Counihans were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 64.1% of them (214 people). Next came Cork (42), Clare (26), Limerick (19) and Galway (17).
Counihan average age in 1911
The average Counihan in 1911 was 26.6 years old, 26.7 for men and 26.4 for women; noticeably 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.
Counihan literacy in 1911
Of the Counihans whose literacy was recorded, 75.5% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 20.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.2% reading and writing against 73.1% 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.
Counihan common first names
The most common male names were John (30), Michael, James, Timothy and Patrick. For women it was Mary (34), followed by Hannah, Bridget, Margaret and Catherine.
Counihan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Counihan's census form was "Scholar"; 27.2% (91) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.5%), farm labourer (3.9%), mason / bricklayer (2.1%) and domestic servant (1.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.7% of all Counihans, followed by building & construction, metal & engineering and professional.
What religion is Counihan?
Counihans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.9%).
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Counihan statistics (1911)
Number: 334
Rank: 1,777
Average Age: 27
Counihan in the USA (2020)
Number: 683
Rank: 35,485
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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