Horkan family name history and map
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Horkan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 295 people named Horkan in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 149 men and 146 women.
Counties with Horkan in Ireland
The Horkans were heavily concentrated in Mayo, home to 96.6% of them (285 people). Next came Sligo (9) and Dublin (1).
Horkan average age in 1911
The average Horkan in 1911 was 25.7 years old, 25.6 for men and 25.7 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.
Horkan literacy in 1911
Of the Horkans whose literacy was recorded, 76.1% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 20.8% 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.
Horkan common first names
The most common male names were John (26), James, Thomas, Martin and Michael. For women it was Mary (30), followed by Bridget, Anne, Annie and Ellen.
Horkan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Horkan's census form was "Scholar"; 32.5% (96) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (24.4%), domestic servant (2%), housekeeper (1.4%) and plumber (1.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.8% of all Horkans, followed by domestic service, building & construction and retail & commerce.
What religion is Horkan?
Horkans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.3% of them.
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Horkan statistics (1911)
Number: 295
Rank: 1,938
Average Age: 26
Horkan in the USA (2020)
Number: 292
Rank: 71,896
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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