Connellan family name history
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Connellan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 167 people named Connellan in Ireland; roughly one in every 26,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 84 men and 83 women.
Counties with Connellan in Ireland
The Connellans were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 58.1% of them (97 people). Next came Roscommon (17), Dublin (13), Armagh (7) and Limerick (7).
Connellan average age in 1911
The average Connellan in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 29.4 for men and 32.8 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.
Connellan literacy in 1911
Of the Connellans whose literacy was recorded, 89% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 6.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.5% reading and writing against 86.4% 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.
Connellan common first names
The most common male names were Michael (15), Patrick, James, John and Andrew. For women it was Bridget (12), followed by Mary, Ellen, Margaret and Catherine.
Connellan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Connellan's census form was "Scholar"; 27.5% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (6%), general labourer (3%) and publican / hotel worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12% of all Connellans, followed by retail & commerce, professional and general labourers.
What religion is Connellan?
Connellans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 92.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.8%).
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Connellan statistics (1911)
Number: 167
Rank: 2,816
Average Age: 31
Connellanin the USA (2020)
Number: 152
Rank: 120,164
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
