Feenan family name history
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Feenan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 148 people named Feenan in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 74 men and 74 women.
Counties with Feenan in Ireland
Down was Feenan country: 42.6% of them (63 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (31), Armagh (30), Westmeath (13) and Dublin (8).
Feenan average age in 1911
The average Feenan in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 24.1 for men and 34.3 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Feenan literacy in 1911
Of the Feenans whose literacy was recorded, 85.2% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 12% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89% reading and writing against 81.2% 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.
Feenan common first names
The most common male names were John (15), James, Patrick, Edward and Bernard. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Agnes, Sarah, Anne and Annie.
Feenan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Feenan's census form was "Scholar"; 25% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.2%), textile worker (7.4%), general labourer (5.4%) and domestic servant (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.2% of all Feenans, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is Feenan?
Feenans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (9.5%).
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Feenan statistics (1911)
Number: 148
Rank: 3,014
Average Age: 29
Feenanin the USA (2020)
Number: 190
Rank: 101,282
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
