Relihan family name history
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Relihan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 170 people named Relihan in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 92 men and 78 women.
Counties with Relihan in Ireland
The Relihans were heavily concentrated in Kerry, home to 60.6% of them (103 people). Next came Cork (44), Limerick (22) and Clare (1).
Relihan average age in 1911
The average Relihan in 1911 was 28.4 years old, 28.1 for men and 28.8 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.
Relihan literacy in 1911
Of the Relihans whose literacy was recorded, 81.4% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 15.5% 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.
Relihan common first names
The most common male names were John (16), Michael, Patrick, Thomas and Daniel. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Margaret, Johanna, Ellen and Bridget.
Relihan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Relihans was farmer, 20.6% of them (35 people). Next came scholar / student (20%), farm labourer (5.9%), general labourer (5.3%) and baker / confectioner (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.5% of all Relihans, followed by general labourers, food & drink and domestic service.
What religion is Relihan?
Relihans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.3% of them.
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Relihan statistics (1911)
Number: 170
Rank: 2,786
Average Age: 28
Relihanin the USA (2020)
Number: 300
Rank: 70,358
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
