Whelehan family name history and map
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Whelehan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 271 people named Whelehan in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 146 men and 125 women.
Counties with Whelehan in Ireland
Westmeath was Whelehan country: 47.6% of them (129 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Offaly (52), Dublin (17), Tipperary (14) and Cork (13).
Whelehan average age in 1911
The average Whelehan in 1911 was 31.8 years old, 31.5 for men and 32.3 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.
Whelehan literacy in 1911
Of the Whelehans whose literacy was recorded, 81.3% could both read and write, 4.5% could read but not write, and 14.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.4% reading and writing against 78.8% 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.
Whelehan common first names
The most common male names were John (22), Patrick, Thomas, James and William. For women it was Mary (23), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Anne and Margaret.
Whelehan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Whelehans was farmer, 19.9% of them (54 people). Next came scholar / student (17%), farm labourer (7%), general labourer (3.7%) and domestic servant (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.9% of all Whelehans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Whelehan?
Whelehans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Whelehan statistics (1911)
Number: 271
Rank: 2,063
Average Age: 32
Whelehan in the USA (2020)
Number: 175
Rank: 108,023
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.