Hefferan family name history
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Hefferan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 213 people named Hefferan in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 116 men and 97 women.
Hefferan average age in 1911.
The average Hefferan in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 26.9 for men and 30.7 for women; a touch 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.
Hefferan literacy in 1911.
Of the Hefferans whose literacy was recorded, 62.6% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 31.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 67% reading and writing against 57.3% 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.
The most common male names were Patrick (19), John, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Sarah.common first names.
The most common male names were Patrick (19), John, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Sarah.
Hefferan occupations in 1911.
The most common entry on a Hefferan's census form was "Scholar"; 23% (49) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16%), general labourer (7.5%), farm labourer (6.1%) and domestic servant (5.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.1% of all Hefferans, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
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Hefferan statistics (1911)
213 in Ireland
2410 most common surname in Ireland
29 average age
Hefferanin the USA (2020)
407 in USA (2020)
54637 rank in USA (2020)
