Dooner family name history and map
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Dooner in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 200 people named Dooner in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 91 men and 109 women.
Counties with Dooner in Ireland
Roscommon was Dooner country: 28% of them (56 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Longford (46), Leitrim (26), Westmeath (26) and Dublin (19).
Dooner average age in 1911
The average Dooner in 1911 was 31.5 years old, 31.5 for men and 31.5 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.
Dooner literacy in 1911
Of the Dooners whose literacy was recorded, 77.2% could both read and write, 6.1% could read but not write, and 16.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 79.4% reading and writing against 74.4% 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.
Dooner common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (21), Michael, John, Thomas and William. For women it was Bridget (11), followed by Kate, Ellen, Anne and Mary.
Dooner occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Dooners was farmer, 27.5% of them (55 people). Next came scholar / student (15%), domestic servant (4.5%), farm labourer (4.5%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 32% of all Dooners, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is Dooner?
Dooners were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.5%).
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Dooner statistics (1911)
Number: 200
Rank: 2,512
Average Age: 32
Dooner in the USA (2020)
Number: 489
Rank: 46,865
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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